panoramic vista

Wide scenic outlook

A panoramic vista is a wide, sweeping view of a landscape or scene, typically one that extends across a broad horizontal expanse.

The phrase combines two words that both emphasize breadth of view, making it somewhat redundant but emphatic—like saying a vast expanse or a wide panorama.

People use it to describe impressive natural scenery from elevated vantage points: The hiking trail ends at a panoramic vista of the valley below.

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sweeping · rolling hills · landscape photography · uninterrupted · wide-angle lens · picture perfect · lakeshore · canyon · boundless · desert · national park · valley · meditative · exhilarating · humbling · plateau · breathtaking · scenic overlook

Opposites
scope of view

panoramic vistatunnel vision

Inability to see periphery

partial view · glimpse · obstructed view

openness vs obstruction

panoramic vistablank wall

obstructed view · windowless room · enclosed space · dead end · brick wall

spatial scale

panoramic vistaconfined space

Restricted enclosed area

cramped quarters · close-up · tight shot · tight corner · closet

Family

panorama, panoramic, vista, vistas, pans, panned, panning, vision, visionary

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G