view
survey sight | the act of looking or seeing or observing, he tried to get a better view of it, his survey of the battlefield was limited |
city planning
town planning
urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
| city hall | a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government |
| city university | an urban university in a large city |
finder
viewfinder
view finder | optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest |
row house
town house | a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls |
| scene view | graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept, he painted scenes from everyday life, figure shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment |
| town hall | a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government |
| view | outward appearance, they look the same in outward view |
| point of view | the spatial property of the position from which something is observed |
horizon
view
purview | the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated, It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge |
Celestial City
City of God
Heavenly City
Holy City | phrases used to refer to Heaven, the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress' |
| field field of view | the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) |
view aspect prospect
scene
vista
panorama | the visual percept of a region, the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views |
| side view | a view from the side of something |
opinion
sentiment
persuasion
view thought | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty, my opinion differs from yours, I am not of your persuasion, what are your thoughts on Haiti? |
| view | purpose, the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of', he took the computer with a view to pawning it |
position
view perspective | a way of regarding situations or topics etc., consider what follows from the positivist view |
bird's eye view
panoramic view | a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance |
point of view
viewpoint
stand
standpoint | a mental position from which things are viewed, we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians, teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events |
Weltanschauung
world view | a comprehensive view of the world and human life |
| opinion view | a message expressing a belief about something, the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof, his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page |
| talk talk of the town | idle gossip or rumor, there has been talk about you lately |
| the City | used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain |
city desk
city room | the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news |
city state
city-state | a state consisting of a sovereign city |
city
metropolis | people living in a large densely populated municipality, the city voted for Republicans in |
town
townspeople
townsfolk | the people living in a municipality smaller than a city, the whole town cheered the team |
village
small town
settlement | a community of people smaller than a town |
| city council | a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc. |
| town meeting | government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters |
| town meeting | a meeting of the inhabitants of a town |
| city line | the boundary of a city |
city center
city centre
central city | the central part of a city |
city
metropolis
urban center | a large and densely populated urban area, may include several independent administrative districts, Ancient Troy was a great city |
| city district | a district of a town or city |
| city | an incorporated administrative district established by state charter, the city raised the tax rate |
city limit
city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
civic center
municipal center
down town | the center of a city |
| inner city | the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city |
county town
shire town | the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire |
view
eyeshot | the range of the eye, they were soon out of view |
| new town | a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation |
block
city block | a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings, he lives in the next block |
| town | an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city, they drive through town on their way to work |
| boom town | a town enjoying sudden prosperity |
cow town
cowtown | a small town in a cattleaising area of western North America |
| ghost town | a deserted settlement (especially in western United States) |
| market town | a (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times |
township
town | an administrative division of a county, the town is responsible for snow removal |