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View synonyms for cityscape

cityscape

[ sit-ee-skeyp ]

noun

  1. a view of a city, especially a large urban center:

    The cityscape is impressive as one approaches New York from the sea.

  2. a picture representing such a view.
  3. the characteristic appearance of a city:

    She has been documenting changes in the cityscape for 20 years.



cityscape

/ ˈsɪtɪskeɪp /

noun

  1. an urban landscape; view of a city


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cityscape1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; city + -scape

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Example Sentences

“It is a virtual dictionary of the cityscape of Los Angeles,” Tarsia says.

What I need is noise, exhaust, and a cityscape of cab drivers honking and swearing at people.

Once she was in front of the open door, with the Berlin cityscape rapidly passing by outside, he attacked her again.

The show began when a set of dusty black curtains creaked open to reveal a futuristic cityscape as the backdrop.

Instead of exploring a cityscape, the project lets you take a virtual stroll through rooms in great museums.

One realized that habit had given us a sense of proportion to the cityscape.

But it does not take him long to note the absence of wide boulevards and the lack of ensemble in the cityscape.

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