How to say "vista" in Japanese

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  • 眺望ちょうぼうCommon
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the scenic sense of 'vista': a view or panorama spread out before you from a vantage point; the natural choice for a fine view from a hotel room or observation deck.
  • 遠景えんけいCommon
    nounCovers the distant-view sense: scenery stretching far away. In pictures or photographs it also means the background, the far part of a scene rather than the foreground.
    その絵えの遠景えんけいには城しろがある。↗
    There is a castle in the background of the picture.
  • 見通しみとおしJLPT N1approx.Common
    nounAs 'vista' it means an unobstructed view — a clear line of sight with nothing blocking it. Its core senses are visibility and seeing through a space, not scenic beauty.

Use 眺望 for a scenic view or panorama enjoyed from a place, 遠景 for a distant view or a scene's background, and 「見通し」 when the point is an unobstructed line of sight or visibility.

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