A landscape is the visible area of land, including hills, trees, buildings, and other features, especially when seen as a whole or considered for its beauty.
From Dutch *landschap*, originally meaning a region or tract of land. It first entered English mainly in the context of landscape painting, then broadened to mean the land view itself.
We borrowed *landscape* through art: painters needed a word for pictures focused on scenery, and that artistic term then bounced back to name the scenery itself. Even today, computer screens use “landscape” and “portrait” modes, echoing painting styles.
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