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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Twinkling lights of the cityscape danced along a perfect horizontal line in the distance — except for one spot where the lights suddenly became vertical.
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This may be strictly true, but the Colosseum’s construction actually served to erase Nero’s legacy from the Roman cityscape.
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Mecca Pryor, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Twinkling lights of the cityscape danced along a perfect horizontal line in the distance — except for one spot where the lights suddenly became vertical.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
The clip intercuts Capitol Hill cityscapes with excerpts of his remarks—a glossy signal that prominent conservatives see the church as a stage worth claiming.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
This may be strictly true, but the Colosseum’s construction actually served to erase Nero’s legacy from the Roman cityscape.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Cityscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cityscape. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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