vista
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Vista \Vis"ta\, n.; 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.
[1913 Webster]
The finished garden to the view
Its vistas opens, and its alleys green. --Thomson.
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In the groves of their academy, at the end of every
vista, you see nothing but the gallows. --Burke.
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The shattered tower which now forms a vista from his
window. --Sir W.
Scott.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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)
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)
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
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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