Vista | n.; pl. Vistas [ It., sight, view, fr. vedere, p. p. visto, veduto, to see, fr. L. videre, visum. See View, Vision. ] A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue. [ 1913 Webster ] The finished garden to the view Its vistas opens, and its alleys green. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ] In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] The shattered tower which now forms a vista from his window. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] |