vista : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vista	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for vista
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vista n the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" Synonym(s): view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vista \Vis"ta\, n.; pl. {Vistas}. [It., sight, view, fr. vedere, p. p. visto, veduto, to see, fr. L. videre, visum. See {View}, {Vision}.] A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue. The finished garden to the view Its vistas opens, and its alleys green. --Thomson. In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows. --Burke. The shattered tower which now forms a vista from his window. --Sir W. Scott.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vista, CA (city, FIPS 82996) Location: 33.18878 N, 117.23822 W Population (1990): 71872 (27418 housing units) Area: 46.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92083, 92084 Vista, MO (village, FIPS 76390) Location: 37.98879 N, 93.66383 W Population (1990): 50 (25 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)