cityscape

noun city·scape \ ˈsi-tē-ˌskāp \

Definition of cityscape

1 :a city viewed as a scene

2 :an artistic representation of a city

3 :an urban environment

a cityscape cluttered with factories

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Examples of cityscape in a Sentence

The cityscape is cluttered with factories.
a photographer who does mostly cityscapes

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There's a sleek, cold interiors out of a Samsung ad, a grungy black-and-white cityscape, and even a technicolor Star Trek-esque space ship.

— the editors of gq, GQ, "The Black Mirror Season 4 Trailer Is Here to Give You Technology-Fueled Nightmares," 25 Aug. 2017
Citizens of these coastal towns started to notice their historic (and previously utilitarian) scenic cityscapes and color schemes were creating prime photo opportunities, especially with color photos becoming the norm by the mid 1960s.

— wil fulton, CNT, "Why Coastal Towns Are So Colorful," 16 Aug. 2017
The CBS station for the Fort Lauderdale-Miami market revamped its news set to include two large video walls with live shots and cityscapes that unfold behind the anchors and to their right.

— johnny diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Miami's WFOR-Ch. 4 unveils new news set," 9 Aug. 2017
In that gadgetry lies dozens of ways to make traffic run smoother and to improve how a cityscape works for the people who inhabit it.

— scott canon, kansascity, "A smart city need not be ugly," 7 Aug. 2017
However, the rules that apply to new development don’t address issues facing older cityscapes.

— joshua emerson smith, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Water quality in county's rivers and creeks improves, but long-term prognosis unknown," 27 July 2017
For the past few months, Hughins and his father, Wayne Hughins, have been painting the exterior of the 44-year-old brick building and refreshing it with a Birmingham cityscape mural that covers the north side of the building.

— bob carlton, AL.com, "Check out the cool, new Birmingham mural at Ted's Restaurant," 27 July 2017
New Orleans architects share their thoughts on buildings that have shaped the Crescent cityscape over the centuries.

— susan langenhennig, NOLA.com, "Architects on Architecture: Shannon French on the whimsical beauty of the Steamboat Houses," 17 July 2017
Sheathed in silvery glass, with alternating stacks of balconies accentuating its sculptural identity, the tower promises to work as both a stand-alone object and a part of the cityscape.

— blair kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Lakeshore East towers would make a skyline splash but at ground level, let the buyer beware," 13 July 2017

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: the area where a city is and the way it looks
: a picture that shows part or all of a city

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