Vista Definition
vĭstə
vistas
noun
vistas
A view or outlook, esp. one seen through a long passage, as between rows of houses or trees.
Webster's New World
An avenue or other passage affording such a view.
American Heritage
A comprehensive mental view of a series of remembered or anticipated events.
Webster's New World
A U.S. government program established in 1964 to provide volunteers to work at improving the living conditions of persons in impoverished areas of the U.S., its possessions, and Puerto Rico.
Webster's New World
The definition of a vista is a distant view seen through a opening or a place where a distant view is best seen.
An example of a vista is a river view from a cliff between two mountains.
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Other Word Forms of Vista
Noun
Singular:
vista
Plural:
vistasOrigin of Vista
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From Italian vista (“view, sight"), from visto, past participle of vedere (“to see"), from Latin vidÄ“re, present active infinitive of videō (“I see"). Compare vision, video.
From Wiktionary
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Italian from feminine past participle of vedere to see from Latin vidēre weid- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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