Vista

Vis·ta  (vst)

A city of southern California north of San Diego. It is a resort and agricultural area. Population: 95,000.

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VISTA  (vst)

abbr.

Volunteers In Service To America

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vis·ta  (vst)

n.

1.

a. A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through an opening, as between rows of buildings or trees.

b. An avenue or other passage affording such a view.

2. An awareness of a range of time, events, or subjects; a broad mental view: "the deep and sweeping vistas these pioneering critics opened up" (Arthur C. Danto).

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[Italian, from feminine past participle of vedere, to see, from Latin vidre; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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vistaed (-td) adj.

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vista [ˈvɪstə]

n

1. a view, esp through a long narrow avenue of trees, buildings, etc., or such a passage or avenue itself; prospect a vista of arches

2. a comprehensive mental view of a distant time or a lengthy series of events the vista of the future

[from Italian: a view, from vedere to see, from Latin vidēre]

vistaed  adj

vistaless  adj

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VISTA [ˈvɪstə]

n (in the US)

acronym for

(Social Welfare) Volunteers in Service to America; an organization of volunteers established by the Federal government to assist the poor

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vista - the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" panorama, view, aspect, scene, prospect visual percept, visual image - a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system background, ground - the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" coast - the area within view; "the coast is clear" exposure - aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces; "the studio had a northern exposure" foreground - the part of a scene that is near the viewer glimpse - a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake" middle distance - the part of a scene between the foreground and the background side view - a view from the side of something tableau - any dramatic scene

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vista

noun view, scene, prospect, landscape, panorama, perspective an endless vista of snow peaks and shadowed valleys

Translations

vista [ˈvɪstə] N (lit) → vista f, panorama m (fig) → perspectiva f, horizonte m
to open up new vistas → abrir nuevas perspectivas or nuevos horizontes

vista [ˈvɪstə] n (= panorama) → vue f

vista

n

(= view) → Aussicht f, → Blick m

(of past) → Bild nt; (of future) → Aussicht (→ of auf +acc), → Perspektive (of von) f

vista [ˈvɪstə] n (view) → vista (fig) → prospettiva

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vista [ˈvɪstə] n (view) → vista (fig) → prospettiva