cityscape
noun
city·scape
ˈsi-tē-ˌskāp 
1
: a city viewed as a scene
2
: an artistic representation of a city
3
: an urban environment
a cityscape cluttered with factories
Examples of cityscape in a Sentence
The cityscape is cluttered with factories.
a photographer who does mostly cityscapes
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At the same time, the movie is a thrillingly airy and active vision of Brussels that maps Michèle’s precocious and ambitious temperament onto the cityscape.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
All 351 rooms and suites—complete with marble bathrooms, feather beds, and walk-in closets—have views of either the water or the bustling cityscape below.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Throw in the beautiful scenery and cityscapes, along with great food, shopping, a dash of college football and bonfires, and all roads lead to Tennessee—now that sounds like a country song in the making.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Art is a big part of the hotel’s decor, too, from Kenny Nguyen’s silk installations in the west lobby and Alina Birkner’s paintings in the lobby bar to Miami artist Jessy Nite’s handwoven cityscapes dot the townhouses’ walls.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
All 351 rooms and suites—complete with marble bathrooms, feather beds, and walk-in closets—have views of either the water or the bustling cityscape below.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Throw in the beautiful scenery and cityscapes, along with great food, shopping, a dash of college football and bonfires, and all roads lead to Tennessee—now that sounds like a country song in the making.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Art is a big part of the hotel’s decor, too, from Kenny Nguyen’s silk installations in the west lobby and Alina Birkner’s paintings in the lobby bar to Miami artist Jessy Nite’s handwoven cityscapes dot the townhouses’ walls.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cityscape
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“Cityscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cityscape. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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