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

Recent Examples on the Web

Mix them with other cityscape features, such as miniature light posts and street lamps, to bring your Main Street to life. —Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025

Red laterite roads thread through the cityscape, while remaining lowland forests stand as a reminder of the city’s ecological heritage. —Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025

The Crash Zone spilled from its gills, extending beyond the end-of-the-runway fields and into the surrounding cityscape. —Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025

This is the group’s first cocktail bar with a terrace giving a view of the cityscape and direct access to a private dining room. —Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cityscape

• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe
• drape