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vista

noun
vis·​ta | \ ˈvi-stÉ™ How to pronounce vista (audio) \

Definition of vista

 (Entry 1 of 3)

1 : a distant view through or along an avenue or opening : prospect
2 : an extensive mental view (as over a stretch of time or a series of events)

VISTA

abbreviation

Definition of VISTA (Entry 2 of 3)

Volunteers in Service to America

Vista

geographical name
Vis·​ta | \ ˈvi-stÉ™ How to pronounce Vista (audio) \

Definition of Vista (Entry 3 of 3)

city in southwestern California north of San Diego population 93,834
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Did You Know?

Vista is generally used today for broad sweeping views of the kind you might see from a mountaintop. But the word originally meant an avenue-like view, narrowed by a line of trees on either side. And vista has also long been used (like view and outlook) to mean a mental scan of the future—as if you were riding down a long grand avenue and what you could see a mile or so ahead of you was where you'd be in the very near future.

Examples of vista in a Sentence

Noun

 a gorgeous vista of the mountains from the front window

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 Let’s make this kind of new, waterfront community that really connected the vista of both the city and the water. — Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, "American Copper by SHoP Architects is Making Kips Bay a Thing," 9 Aug. 2019 The view from the top of the Journeyman Hotel at the corner of North Broadway and Chicago Street offers bird's-eye vistas of 100-year-old brick warehouses and factories in Milwaukee's Third Ward. — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "For staycations or visiting friends, the Journeyman Hotel is an urban retreat in the Third Ward," 8 June 2018 Moving passengers between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island is the Star Ferry, which has provided commuters and tourists alike with jaw-slackening vistas for more than 120 years. — Keith Plocek, New York Times, "9 Cities Where Public Transit Offers Eye-Popping Views," 6 Aug. 2019 And while most appear to have been done on trips to various seascapes and mountain vistas that were squeezed in between his work assembling museum spectacles, Standring shows himself to be more than hobbyist. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, "Denver Art Museum’s star curator, Timothy Standring, throws a show of his own work," 5 Aug. 2019 While others may dream of palm trees and Mickey during the summer months, many Orlando-area folks yearn instead for cool nights and mountain vistas. — Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, "When the going gets hot, Floridians head for the hills," 21 July 2019 Mike fraternizes with a taxi driver (a radiant Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad) over sweeping vistas and music-making until the Taliban enters to, understandably, probe the foreigner’s intentions. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Jirga’ asks if atonement for war sins is possible," 1 Aug. 2019 Even the neighborhood is more built-up, with entire vistas blocked by new high-rises. — Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, "Bay Area-brewed Brooklyn Lager? It’s true," 15 July 2019 Looking to relocate to a new ranch-style home complete with mountain vistas and a small-scale Napa Valley vineyard? — Dallas News, "Dallas' 'First Lady of Football' is selling the Hunt family's Napa Valley ranch for $19.95 million," 28 June 2019

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First Known Use of vista

Noun

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for vista

Noun

Italian, sight, from visto, past participle of vedere to see, from Latin vidēre — more at wit

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vista

noun
How to pronounce Vista (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of vista

: a large and beautiful view of an area of land or water
: a large number of things that may be possible in the future

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vista

noun
vis·​ta | \ ˈvi-stÉ™ How to pronounce vista (audio) \

Kids Definition of vista

: a large and scenic view in the distance a breathtaking mountain vista

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