Meaning and translations

Definition

The view of a landscape or surrounding area visible from a particular place.

Translations
English
view
Français
vue
Türkçe
manzara
Polski
widok
Русский
вид
Українська
краєвид

Grammar & classification

Article
die
Gender
Feminine
Plural
Aussichten
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
B1
Morphology
Compound
Topics
City & PlacesPrimaryNature & Environment

Usage examples

  1. Die Aussicht auf das Meer war bei Sonnenuntergang besonders schön.NominativSing.The view of the sea was especially beautiful at sunset.
  2. Wir bewunderten die Aussicht vom Aussichtspunkt.AkkusativSing.We admired the view from the lookout point.
  3. Bei der Aussicht auf das Meer blieb sie lange stehen.DativSing.She stood there for a long time looking out at the sea.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Aussicht/ˈaʊ̯sˌzɪçt/
  • Article phrase
    die Aussicht/diː ˈaʊ̯sˌzɪçt/
  • Plural
    Aussichten/ˈaʊ̯sˌzɪçtən/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativdie Aussichtdie Aussichten
Akkusativdie Aussichtdie Aussichten
Dativder Aussichtden Aussichten
Genitivder Aussichtder Aussichten

Usage and collocations

  • Adjective combinationeine atemberaubende Aussicht
  • Collocationeine Aussicht genießen
  • Collocationeine gute Aussicht haben

Semantic relations

  • Near-synonymPerspektive

    Aussicht usually denotes the visible panorama; Perspektive can additionally mean a personal viewpoint or standpoint.

  • Near-synonymAnblick

    Anblick places greater emphasis on the concrete, often briefly perceived appearance, whereas Aussicht can denote a panorama or an anticipated possibility.

  • Near-synonymAusblick

    Ausblick can mean a panorama like Aussicht, but it also denotes an expected future development; the meanings overlap only partially.

Word formation and word family

Formation typeCompound

  1. AusOther
  2. sichtOther

„Aussicht“ is synchronically a compound of „aus“, „aus“ and „Sicht“.

Word family

  • SichtCompound-related
  • AussichtspunktCompound-related
  • aussehenWord family
  • sichtbarWord family
  • VoraussichtWord family