From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vista \Vis"ta\, noun; pl. {Vistas}. [It., sight, view, fr. vedere, p. p. visto, veduto, to see, fr. L. videre, visum. See {View}, {Vision}.] A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue.
The finished garden to the view Its vistas opens, and its alleys green. --Thomson.
In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows. --Burke.
The shattered tower which now forms a vista from his window. --Sir W. Scott.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {view}, {aspect}, {prospect}, {scene}, {panorama}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "vista": airscape, cityscape, cloudscape, command, domination, eyereach, eyeshot, eyesight, field of view, field of vision, horizon, ken, landscape, limit of vision, line of sight, lookout, naked eye, outlook, outlook over, panorama, perspective, prospect, range, riverscape, scan, scape, scene, scenery, scenic view, scope, scope of vision, seascape, sight, sightliness, skyscape, survey, sweep, townscape, view, waterscape
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vista, CA (city, FIPS 82996) Location: 33.18878 N, 117.23822 W Population (1990): 71872 (27418 housing units) Area: 46.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92083, 92084 Vista, MO (village, FIPS 76390) Location: 37.98879 N, 93.66383 W Population (1990): 50 (25 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Vista, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 55 Housing Units (2000): 24 Land area (2000): 0.131145 sq. miles (0.339664 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.131145 sq. miles (0.339664 sq. km) FIPS code: 76390 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 37.988824 N, 93.664037 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Vista, MO Vista
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Vista, CA -- U.S. city in California Population (2000): 89857 Housing Units (2000): 29814 Land area (2000): 18.681240 sq. miles (48.384187 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 18.681240 sq. miles (48.384187 sq. km) FIPS code: 82996 Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06 Location: 33.193549 N, 117.241140 W ZIP Codes (1990): 92083 92084 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Vista, CA Vista
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