Terrain vs. Landscape

Terrainnoun

(geology) a single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks

Terrainnoun

an area of land or the particular features of it

Terrainnoun

a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential;

Terrain

Terrain or relief (also topographical relief) involves the vertical and horizontal dimensions of land surface. The term bathymetry is used to describe underwater relief, while hypsometry studies terrain relative to sea level.

Landscapenoun

A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.

Landscapenoun

A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc.

Landscapenoun

The pictorial aspect of a country.

Landscapenoun

(printing) a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides

Landscapenoun

A space, indoor or outdoor and natural or man-made (as in "designed landscape")

Landscapenoun

(figuratively) a situation that is presented, a scenario

Landscapeverb

Create or maintain a landscape.

Landscapenoun

A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.

Landscapenoun

A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc. Compare seascape.

Landscapenoun

The pictorial aspect of a country.

Landscapenoun

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

Landscapenoun

painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery

Landscapenoun

a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery

Landscapenoun

an extensive mental viewpoint;

Landscapeverb

embellish with plants;

Landscapeverb

do landscape gardening;

Landscapenoun

all the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal

Landscapenoun

a picture representing an area of countryside

Landscapenoun

the genre of landscape painting

Landscapenoun

the distinctive features of a sphere of activity

Landscapenoun

denoting a format of printed matter which is wider than it is high

Landscapeverb

make (a garden or other area of ground) more attractive by altering the existing design, adding ornamental features, and planting trees and shrubs

Landscape

A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features. A landscape includes the physical elements of geophysically defined landforms such as (ice-capped) mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings, and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions.