VISTA

UK: /ˈvɪstə/ US: /ˈvɪstə/ ,(vis′tə)

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vis•ta /ˈvɪstə/   n. [countable] , pl. -tas. 

1. a view, esp. one seen through a long, narrow passage, as between rows of trees or houses.

See -vis-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

vis•ta  (vis′tə), n. 

1. a view or prospect, esp. one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
2. such an avenue or passage, esp. when formally planned.
3. a far-reaching mental view:
   vistas of the future.

• Latin vidēre)
• Italian: a view, noun, nominal use of feminine of visto (past participle of vedere to see
• 1650–60

vis′ta•less, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. See view. 
• 3. prospect, outlook, vision.

Vis•ta  (vis′tə), n. 

1. Place Names a town in SW California. 35,834.

VISTA  (vis′tə), n. 

1. Government a national program in the U.S., sponsored by ACTION, for sending volunteers into poor areas to teach various job skills.

• V(olunteers) i(n) south, southern(ervice) t(o) A(merica)

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vista / ˈvɪstə/ noun

1. a view, esp through a long narrow avenue of trees, buildings, etc, or such a passage or avenue itself; prospect
2. a comprehensive mental view of a distant time or a lengthy series of events

Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian: a view, from vedere to see, from Latin vidēre