landscape

An area of land and all the natural or built features you can see there.

• The landscape was covered in snow.
• We drove through a beautiful mountain landscape.
• New roads have changed the landscape around the village.

Similar words: scenery, terrain

Common phrases: beautiful landscape, rural landscape, mountain landscape, urban landscape

A page position in which the width is greater than the height.

• Print this page in landscape.
• The chart fits better in landscape mode.
• Change the document from portrait to landscape.

Similar words: horizontal orientation

Opposites: portrait

Common phrases: in landscape, landscape orientation, landscape mode

A painting or picture whose main subject is natural scenery, such as hills, fields, or water.

• She painted a landscape.
• Two landscapes hang above the sofa.
• The gallery displayed landscapes by several local artists.

Similar words: scenery painting

Common phrases: paint a landscape, landscape painting, watercolour landscape

To improve or care for land around buildings by arranging plants, paths, and other features.

• We plan to landscape the garden.
• They landscaped the grounds with trees and paths.
• A local firm is landscaping the area around the hotel.

Common phrases: landscape a garden, landscape the grounds, landscape your yard