Meaning & use
landscape
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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