cityscape
noun
city·scape
ˈsi-tē-ˌskāp 
1
: a city viewed as a scene
2
: an artistic representation of a city
3
: an urban environment
a cityscape cluttered with factories
Examples of cityscape in a Sentence
The cityscape is cluttered with factories.
a photographer who does mostly cityscapes
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The trailer itself is extremely trippy, beginning with an upside-down cityscape and a shot of Tesfaye, playing a version of himself, almost entirely submerged in water.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Technically speaking, Lau provides constant eye candy for the viewer, setting the action against a backdrop of glowing cityscapes and pixelated environments.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Visually, the film is lush, with color palettes of vivid red and blue and pink and green that mirrors the experience of walking through Chongqing’s towering cityscape at night.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Riding up and down the mountains circling the city offered stunning views of the cityscapes and the sea.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Technically speaking, Lau provides constant eye candy for the viewer, setting the action against a backdrop of glowing cityscapes and pixelated environments.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Visually, the film is lush, with color palettes of vivid red and blue and pink and green that mirrors the experience of walking through Chongqing’s towering cityscape at night.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Riding up and down the mountains circling the city offered stunning views of the cityscapes and the sea.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Cityscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cityscape. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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