A pleasing view, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening, or a mental view of a succession of remembered or anticipated events.
From Italian 'vista' meaning 'sight, view,' from 'visto' (past participle of 'vedere' 'to see'), ultimately from Latin 'videre.' Entered English in the 17th century through art and architecture terminology.
Garden designers deliberately create vistas using techniques like 'borrowed scenery,' where distant landscapes are framed to appear part of the garden. Microsoft's Windows Vista was named to suggest opening up new views of computing possibilities.
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