observation deck

noun

: a platform built so that people can see or watch something
You can see into three different states from the mountaintop restaurant's observation deck.

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Otherwise, there’s an observation deck to the side of the tower that gives visitors a great view to the southwest. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025 Located along the Red Sea, the building will house residential, commercial and office spaces, including a luxury hotel and the world’s highest observation deck. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 The gondola drops off travelers at the top of Moose Mountain, where there is an expansive observation deck overlooking the lake, mountains, and rolling colors. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025 In the southern border city of Sderot, which was attacked on October 7, and is frequently the target of rocket fire, a group of Israelis gathered at an observation deck overlooking Gaza to revel in its ruin. Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for observation deck

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“Observation deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/observation%20deck. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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