vista /ˈvɪstə/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage. •(figurative) A vision; a view presented to the mind in prospect or in retrospect by the imagination.a vista of pleasure to comedim vistas of the past •A site offering such a view. verb1 •To make a vista or landscape of.The night had now closed in, and its darkness was only relieved by the wan lamps that vistaed the streets, and a few dim stars that struggled through the reeking haze that curtained the great city. — 1896 formsvistaed · vistaing · vistas