# cityscape

/sˈɪtɪskˌeɪp/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/cityscape
Updated: 2026-10-16

## Definition

a view of a city and its buildings, either in real life or in a painting or photo. You use it to talk about how a city looks from far away.

For teachers: a view or artistic depiction of an urban area, with emphasis on buildings, streets, and skyline. Often contrasted with landscape, which shows natural scenery.

## Examples

- She paints a bright cityscape of downtown at night.
- From the rooftop restaurant, tourists photograph the glittering cityscape stretching to the river.
- The novelist evokes a rain-washed cityscape where neon signs blur against wet pavement and late buses carry the last commuters home.

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