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Vista
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Vis·ta  (vst)
A city of southern California north of San Diego. It is a resort and agricultural area. Population: 95,000.

VISTA  (vst)
abbr.
Volunteers In Service To America

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).

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

vistaed (-td) adj.

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

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Vista - the visual percept of a regionvista - the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
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

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 vistasabrir 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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Up vistaed hopes, I sped; And shot, precipitated Adown Titanic glooms of chasmed fears, From whose strong Feet that followed, followed after.
 
 
 
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