landscape

The word “landscape” means a stretch of land and everything visible in it, especially its scenery. In plain terms, the scenery of an area, a picture of scenery, or (figuratively) the overall state of a situation.

“Landscape” is pronounced LANSKAYP (/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ in IPA).

Here is “landscape” used in a sentence: “The rolling hills and vineyards made for a stunning landscape.”

Words with a similar meaning to “landscape” include outlook, panorama, perspective, prospect, scene and scenery.

The opposite of “landscape” — its antonyms — is portrait.

Depending on how it is used, “landscape” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “landscape” comes from Dutch. From Dutch landschap, "region, district," via earlier English landskip — ultimately from land + a suffix meaning "shape/state.".

“Landscape” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

Landscape is the actual stretch of land and everything visible on it, while scenery usually refers to the attractive appearance of that land, especially natural features admired for their beauty. You can describe a flat, dull landscape, but "scenery" implies something worth looking at.

In photography and printing, "landscape" means the image or page is wider than it is tall, while "portrait" means it is taller than it is wide. The terms come from the traditional shapes of landscape paintings and portrait paintings.

Terrain focuses on the physical shape and surface of the ground, such as whether it is rugged, flat, or marshy, while landscape includes the whole visible scene, its features, and often its beauty. Terrain is about the land's form; landscape is about the view as a whole.