Cityscape

/ˈsɪtiˌskeɪp/ noun

Definition

The visible features of a city as seen from a particular vantage point; the urban landscape including buildings, streets, and overall appearance of an urban area.

Etymology

Compound of city and scape (from Old English scaeppan/shape, meaning 'to form' or 'view'). Modeled on landscape and seascape, -scape became productive in English to mean 'view of' or 'scene of.'

Kelly Says

Cityscape is a pretty new word (20th century) because before photography and painting became widespread, people didn't really view cities as aesthetic objects to contemplate—they experienced them functionally, showing how art changed how we see urban space.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ከተማ 景觀 (ketema jingwan)
ke-te-ma jing-wan
ARالعربية
منظر المدينة (manzarat al-madinah)
man-za-raht al-mad-i-nah
BNবাংলা
নগরীর দৃশ্য (nagarer drisho)
na-ga-rer dree-sho
CACatalà
paisatge urbà
pa-i-sa-te oo-r-ba
CSČeština
městský krajinářský
mestsky kra-jin-arsky
DADansk
bybillede
by-bil-le-de
DEDeutsch
Stadtlandschaft
zstadt-land-shaft
ELΕλληνικά
τοπίο της πόλης (toπío tis pólis)
to-pee-o tis po-lis
ESEspañol
paisaje urbano
pa-i-sah-heh oohr-bah-noh
FAفارسی
منظر شهری (manzar-e shahri)
man-zar-e shah-ree
FISuomi
kaupunkikuva
kau-punk-ku-va
FRFrançais
panorama urbain
pah-nah-rahm oohr-bahn
GUGU
શહેરનો દૃશ્ય (shahar no drishya)
shah-har no dree-sh-ya
HAHA
kallon birni
ka-lon bir-nee
HEעברית
נוף עירוני (nof eyrooni)
noof ey-roo-nee
HIहिन्दी
शहर का दृश्य (shahar ka drishya)
shah-har ka dree-sh-ya
HUMagyar
városi táj
va-ro-si taj
IDBahasa Indonesia
panorama kota
pa-na-ra-ma ko-ta
IGIG
akụkụ obodo
a-ku-ku o-bo-do
ITItaliano
paesaggio urbano
pa-es-sah-djo oohr-bah-noh
JA日本語
街並み (まちなみ)
machi-nami
KKKK
көше пейзажі (köşe peyzaj)
ko-she peyz-aj
KMKM
ទេពកោសល (tepovkosal)
te-pov-ko-sal
KO한국어
도시 풍경 (도시 풍경)
do-si pung-gyeong
MRMR
शहराचे दृश्य (shaharache drishya)
shah-har-ache dree-sh-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
panorama bandar
pa-na-ra-ma ban-dar
MYမြန်မာ
မြို့ပြ ပုံ (myo-pyi pon)
myo-pyi pon
NLNederlands
stedenlandschap
sted-en-lan-dschap
NONorsk
bybilde
by-bil-de
PAPA
ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ ਦਿੱਖ (shahri dikh)
shah-ree dikh
PLPolski
widok miasta
vee-dok m-ee-sta
PTPortuguês
paisagem urbana
pai-sah-gem oohr-bah-nah
RORomână
peisaj urban
pay-sahj oohr-ban
RUРусский
городской пейзаж
gorod-skoe peyz-azh
SVSvenska
stadsvy
stads-vee
SWKiswahili
maoni ya mji
ma-o-ni ya m-ji
TAதமிழ்
நகரக் காட்சி (nagarak kaatchi)
na-ga-rak ka-at-shi
TEతెలుగు
నగర దృశ్యం (nagaradrushyam)
na-ga-ra dru-shy-am
THไทย
ภูมิทัศน์เมือง
phoo-mee-tan mueang
TLTL
tanawin ng lungsod
ta-naw-in ng lung-sod
TRTürkçe
şehir manzarası
she-hir man-za-ra-si
UKУкраїнська
міський краєвид
mis-ky kra-ye-vid
URاردو
شہر کا منظر (shahar ka manzar)
shah-har ka man-zar
VITiếng Việt
phong cảnh thành phố
phong-canh thanh-pho
YOYO
agbeko ile
a-gbe-ko ile
ZH中文
城市景观 (chéngshì jǐngguān)
cheng-shi jing-guan
ZUZU
izwi lomsha
ee-zvee lo-m-sha

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