English edit

Etymology edit

view +‎ -scape

Noun edit

viewscape (plural viewscapes)

  1. A vista; a view or prospect from a particular place.
    • 1996, US-151, Belmont to Dodgeville, Iowa County, Lafayette County:
      Throughout the study process, information was obtained from agencies, public officials, and the general public in an effort to identify viewscapes in the study area which are sensitive because of their visual quality, uniqueness, cultural significance, or perceived value to the community.
    • 2004, Alan A Lew, Carolyn Cartier, Seductions of Place:
      Vistas in San Francisco—a city whose real estate development platted out land geometrically and gridded over a series of hills—offer vertical, stunning viewscapes of architecture and the Bay, natural and built environments.