vistas

views

noun BEES-tahs Rare

Also means

sights

Usage Note

Vistas is most often used in the plural to mean a scenic view or panorama, especially from a hotel room or lookout point (habitación con vistas al mar, room with sea views). As the plural of vista it can also mean 'appearances' or legal 'hearings' (vistas orales). The singular vista means 'sight' (the sense) or 'view', and appears in idioms like a primera vista (at first sight) and perder de vista (to lose sight of).

Examples

"El hotel tiene unas vistas espectaculares."

Natural Translation

The hotel has spectacular views.

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