scenic view

Beautiful natural outlook

A scenic view is a visually striking landscape or panorama, typically featuring natural beauty—mountains, coastlines, valleys, or similar terrain.

The phrase appears on road signs marking places to pull over and admire the surroundings: We stopped at every scenic view on the coastal highway.

Often redundant, since views worth mentioning are usually scenic by definition.

Related

escarpment · eco-tourism · canyon · elevation · panorama · awe · photography spot · photo op · golden hour · picture perfect · landmark · glacier · serenity · forest canopy · mountain range · rolling hills · savanna · tranquility

Categories
Opposites
visual appeal

scenic vieweyesore

Offensively unattractive thing

blight · urban blight · bleak landscape · ugliness · junkyard

presence of view

scenic viewobstructed view

Vision impeded by obstacle

blank wall · windowless room · enclosed space · boxed-in

environment type

scenic viewurban blight

Deterioration of city areas

parking lot · strip mall · industrial park · concrete jungle · junkyard

Family

view, scenic

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G