panorama vs vista

panorama

noun
  • An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area. 

  • A comprehensive survey. 

  • A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene. 

vista

noun
  • A site offering such a view. 

  • A vision; a view presented to the mind in prospect or in retrospect by the imagination. 

  • A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage. 

verb
  • To make a vista or landscape of. 

How often have the words panorama and vista occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )