Landscape
Landscape , noun
[Dutch landschap; land land + -schap, equiv. to English -schip; akin to German landschaft, Swedish landskap, Danish landskab. See Land, and -schip.]
1.
A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
2.
A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc. Compare seascape.
3.
The pictorial aspect of a country.
The landscape of his native country had taken hold on his heart.
Collocations (1)
Landscape gardening , The art of laying out grounds and arranging trees, shrubbery, etc., in such a manner as to produce a picturesque effect.