Dreamscape

/ˈdriːmskeɪp/ noun

Definition

A landscape or setting as it appears in a dream; an imaginary or surreal environment.

Etymology

From dream + -scape (from Dutch schape, meaning 'shape' or 'view', seen in landscape, seascape, cityscape). This is a modern compound, popularized in the 20th century to describe painted or literary dream environments.

Kelly Says

The term 'dreamscape' became especially popular after surrealism in the 1920s-30s, and it's now used everywhere from video game design to psychology—designers literally architect dreamscapes to evoke emotion and disorientation.

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