vista

view; sight

noun VEE-stah Common

Origin: From Latin visus (sight), past participle of videre (to see).

Also means

vision; appearance

Usage Note

Vista means 'view' (a panorama), 'sight' (the sense), or 'appearance'. The phrase a vista d'occhio means 'visibly, before one's eyes'. In vista di means 'in view of, in anticipation of'. Punto di vista is 'point of view'. Vista is also the past participle of vedere ('seen'), used in compound tenses (l'ho vista ieri = 'I saw her yesterday').

Examples

"Dalla finestra si gode una bella vista sul mare."

Natural Translation

From the window you enjoy a beautiful view of the sea.

Literal Translation

From the window one-enjoys a beautiful view on-the sea.

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