From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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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 WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vista
n 1: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature
of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {view},
{aspect}, {prospect}, {scene}, {vista}, {panorama}]
From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-por-eng]:
vista
1. image; picture
2. view
3. view
4. view
From Italian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-ita-eng]:
vista
1. view
2. view
3. sight; view
From Spanish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-spa-eng]:
vista
1. appearance; aspect; look; sight; view(aspekto)
2. exterior(eksteraĵo)
3. view(elvido)
4. view(panoramo)
5. examination(rigardado)
6. sight; view(vido)
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