Question

vista The economic vista for the next two years looks excellent, according to a poll of business economists. ˈvɪstə

Accepted Answer

(1) A distant view. (2) An extensive mental view, as over a stretch of time. Vista is generally used today for broad sweeping views of the kind you might see from a mountaintop. But the word originally meant an avenue-like view, narrowed by a line of trees on either side. And vista has also long been used (like view and outlook) to mean a mental scan of the future—as if you were riding down a long grand avenue and what you could see a mile or so ahead of you was where you'd be in the very near future.

word	vista
definition	(1) A distant view. (2) An extensive mental view, as over a stretch of time.
eg_sentence	The economic vista for the next two years looks excellent, according to a poll of business economists.
explanation	Vista is generally used today for broad sweeping views of the kind you might see from a mountaintop. But the word originally meant an avenue-like view, narrowed by a line of trees on either side. And vista has also long been used (like view and outlook) to mean a mental scan of the future—as if you were riding down a long grand avenue and what you could see a mile or so ahead of you was where you'd be in the very near future.
IPA	ˈvɪstə

Vista Mental View Long Distant Extensive Stretch Time