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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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.
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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
Six of its wooden bridges, stairs, signs, hand railings and an observation deck were destroyed in the 2008 Basin Complex Fire.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
But the crown jewel will be the world’s highest observation deck at 644 meters (2,112 feet), providing panoramic 360-degree views that will undoubtedly become one of Earth’s most photographed vantage points.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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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
Six of its wooden bridges, stairs, signs, hand railings and an observation deck were destroyed in the 2008 Basin Complex Fire.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
But the crown jewel will be the world’s highest observation deck at 644 meters (2,112 feet), providing panoramic 360-degree views that will undoubtedly become one of Earth’s most photographed vantage points.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Observation deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/observation%20deck. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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