scene、view、sight、scenery与landscape这些名词均含“景色、风景”之意。
scene : 指具体的、局部的或一时的景色,可以是自然形成的,也可人工造成的。
起初,他们凝视着美丽的景色。随后,泪水模糊了他们的视线。At first, their eyes dwelled on the beautiful scene. Soon afterwards, tears blurred their eyes.
view : 普通和词,多指从远处或高处所见的景色。
The view from the top of the tower was spectacular.从塔顶远眺景色蔚为壮观。
sight : 侧重指旅游观光的风光,包括城市景色或自然风光景色。也指人造景物或奇特的景色。.
It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air.一群红鹳飞向空中,景象十分壮观。
scenery : 指一个国家或某一地区的整体自然风景。
Though the subway trains in Moscow are celebrated for their punctuality, this particular train was running late, giving me longer than usual to gaze at the scenery around me.虽然莫斯科的地铁以准时而著称,但我等的这列却迟到了,这让我有了比平时更多的时间来凝视周围的风景。
——《纽约时报》
landscape : 多指在内陆的自然风光。
拱门勾勒的户外景色a landscape framed in an archway同义词辨析