vista

眺望、遠景

隙間や道の先などに見える、遠くまで広がる景色。

やさしい英語で： A wide view of distant scenery, especially through a gap or along a path.

• A beautiful vista opened before us.
• Through the trees, we saw a vista of distant mountains.
• The hotel windows frame sweeping vistas of the sea.

使い方： a vista of something (The window offered a vista of fields and distant hills.)

類義語： view, panorama, prospect

よく使う表現： a mountain vista, a sweeping vista, vista of mountains

展望、心象風景

過去の経験や未来の可能性について、心に浮かぶ光景。

やさしい英語で： A picture in your mind of past experiences or future possibilities.

• A new vista of hope opened before her.
• The letter revealed a painful vista of the past.
• Travel offered him vistas of adventures still to come.

使い方： a vista of something (The discovery opened a vista of new possibilities.)

類義語： vision, prospect

よく使う表現： new vista, vista of possibilities, vista of pleasure

展望地点、見晴らし台

遠くの景色を見渡せる場所。

やさしい英語で： A place from which you can see distant scenery.

• We stopped at a scenic vista.
• The trail leads to a vista above the lake.
• Several roadside vistas have places to park.

類義語： viewpoint, lookout, overlook

よく使う表現： a scenic vista, a roadside vista, stop at a vista

眺望を作る

景色として眺められるように、場所を整えたり見せたりする。

やさしい英語で： To arrange or present a place as a view of scenery.

• The designer sought to vista the garden.
• They vistaed the grounds with long avenues of trees.
• An opening in the wall vistas the valley beyond.

よく使う表現： vista the grounds, vista a garden