prospiciente
facing, overlooking
adjective pros-pee-CHYEN-teh Rare
Usage Note
Prospiciente is a formal adjective used in real-estate and architectural descriptions to mean 'facing' or 'overlooking' a street, square, or view. It is typically placed after the noun it modifies: una finestra prospiciente il mare means 'a window overlooking the sea'. It does not change for number when used predicatively but takes normal -i plural attributively.
Examples
"L'appartamento è prospiciente il parco."
Natural Translation
The apartment overlooks the park.

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