sightly
Nice to behold
Sightly means pleasing to look at, visually attractive: a sightly view of the harbor.
The word is uncommon and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing mostly in formal or literary contexts.
More often encountered in its negative form, unsightly, which describes something ugly or offensive to the eye.
Visually pleasing, paintable
- scenicOffering beautiful views
- pleasingCausing enjoyment or satisfaction
- beautifulExtremely pleasing aesthetically
- comelyAttractively pleasing to view
handsome · fair · lovely · appealing · eye-catching · fetching · bonny · goodly
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- vantagePosition of advantage
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
lookout · observation · scenic · visible · unobstructed · commanding · sweeping · elevated
picturesque
Visually pleasing, paintable
- scenicOffering beautiful views
- pleasingCausing enjoyment or satisfaction
- beautifulExtremely pleasing aesthetically
comely · handsome · fair · lovely · appealing · eye-catching · fetching · bonny · goodly · presentable
vista
Pleasing distant scene
prospect · lookout · observation · scenic · visible · unobstructed · commanding · sweeping · elevated · hilltop
- attractiveattractive, beautiful, gorgeous, pretty, handsome
- out of sightNot able to be seen
- in sightAble to be perceived
- in plain sightCompletely visible, unhidden
- love at first sightImmediate romantic attraction to stranger
- nowhere in sightUtterly invisible, cannot locate
- at first sightUpon first viewing
sight, sights, eyesight, foresight, insightful, sighted, sighting, sightseeing, unsightly