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Added 29 September 2026

vista

/ˈvɪstə/ noun

Latin root: vidēre Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vista at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.
A site offering such a view.
A vision; a view presented to the mind in prospect or in retrospect by the imagination.
a vista of pleasure to come

verb

To make a vista or landscape of.

Origin

Borrowed from Italian vista (“view, sight”), from visto, past participle of vedere (“to see”), from Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, visa.

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