noun
vista
VIHS-tuh
noun
1
A long, open view, especially one seen through a gap or down a passage.
"From the ridge they looked out over a vista of rolling hills."
"The avenue of trees framed a perfect vista of the palace."
2
A mental picture of what might lie ahead, especially something exciting or promising.
"The new job opened up a whole vista of possibilities."
How to Use Vista
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA sweeping, often beautiful view — literal or imagined.
Common pairings
a sweeping vista
open up new vistas
mountain vista
Word Forms
vistaed past tense, vistas plural, vistas singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian vista, "view, sight," from vedere, "to see" — related to vision and video.