sceneries
Stage background displays
Sceneries is the plural of scenery, referring to multiple distinct landscapes or visual backdrops.
Since scenery usually functions as a mass noun—beautiful scenery rather than a scenery—the plural is uncommon.
It appears when distinguishing separate settings: The play required three different sceneries for its acts.
Pleasing distant scene
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- overlookMiss or commanding view
vantage · bird's-eye view · viewpoint · wide-angle · prospect · outlook · command · eyeshot
Land's physical features
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- valleyLow ground between heights
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
plains · forest · desert · highlands · lowlands · plateau · glacier · riverbank
Visually pleasing, paintable
- idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
bucolic · pastoral · rustic · tranquil · dramatic · stunning · unspoiled · pristine
Rear stage scenery
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- depictionRepresentation in art
painting · mural · landscape painting · watercolor · plein air · rendering · illustration · sketch
vista
Pleasing distant scene
overlook · vantage · bird's-eye view · viewpoint · wide-angle · prospect · outlook · command · eyeshot · lookout
terrain
Land's physical features
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- valleyLow ground between heights
mountains · plains · forest · desert · highlands · lowlands · plateau · glacier · riverbank · coastline
picturesque
Visually pleasing, paintable
- idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
majestic · bucolic · pastoral · rustic · tranquil · dramatic · stunning · unspoiled · pristine · enchanting
backdrop
Rear stage scenery
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
depiction · painting · mural · landscape painting · watercolor · plein air · rendering · illustration · sketch · canvas
sceneriesurban sprawl
Uncontrolled peripheral development
cityscapes · concrete jungles · developments · constructions
sceneriesactors
Those playing roles
performers · cast · players · characters · protagonists
scenerieswastelands
Uncultivable, empty lands
barrens · voids · blankness · emptiness · desolation