suburban landscape

Lawns and driveways

A suburban landscape is the visual and spatial character of residential areas surrounding cities—typically featuring single-family homes, lawns, driveways, and tree-lined streets.

The term often carries connotations of uniformity and middle-class domesticity: The suburban landscape stretched for miles, each house nearly identical to the next.

In urban planning and photography, it describes this built environment as a subject of study or artistic interest.

Related

neighborhood watch · lawn · block party · garage sale · townhouse · community garden · power lines · hedgerow · front yard · subdivision · bike lane · picket fence · backyard barbecue · sidewalk · duplex · vinyl siding · flowerbed · wildlife corridor

Opposites
settlement density and form

suburban landscapeurban landscape

Built environment's appearance

cityscape · city center · downtown · inner city · rural landscape

relationship to nature/wilderness

suburban landscapewilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

untouched nature · pristine wilderness · wild landscape · virgin forest · primeval forest

architectural and planning character

suburban landscapehistoric city center

Protected architectural heritage district

old town · traditional village · transit-oriented development

Family

suburban, landscape, suburb, suburbs, suburbia, suburbanite, suburbanites, suburbanization, urban

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G