scenic spots

Beautiful viewing areas

Scenic spots are places known for their natural beauty or visual appeal—destinations worth visiting for the view.

The term appears frequently in tourism contexts: The guidebook highlighted the region's most scenic spots.

In East Asian usage especially, scenic spots often refers to officially designated areas of natural or cultural interest.

Related

temples · resorts · forests · lakes · cliffs · lookout point · observation decks · overlooks · rivers · beaches · natural wonders · parks · islands · viewpoints · panoramas · vantage point · glaciers · castles

Categories
Opposites
visual appeal

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Offensive things to behold

blights · bleak landscapes · urban blight · dumping grounds · junkyards

natural vs. degraded environment

scenic spotsgarbage dumps

Sites for waste disposal

landfills · junkyards · slag heaps · strip mines · brownfields

tourist/visitor desirability

scenic spotstourist traps

Exploitative visitor attractions

danger zones · dead zones · restricted zones · restricted areas

Family

spot, scene, scenery, scenic, spotty

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