Meaning & use

landscape

noun·Everyday

A wide view of natural or rural scenery, or the overall shape and features of an area of land.

See it in a sentence

The rolling hills and quiet lakes made a peaceful landscape for painting.

Years of drought have transformed the once-green landscape into dry brush.

A note on using this word

Landscape can describe literal scenery or, figuratively, an overall situation, as in 'the political landscape.'

Words with a similar meaning

sceneryterrain

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A picture representing an area of natural scenery, or the orientation of a page that is wider than it is tall.

He hung a landscape of the countryside above the fireplace.

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