reminiscence vs retrospect

reminiscence

noun
  • An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly. 

  • A mental image thus remembered. 

retrospect

noun
  • Consideration of past times. 

verb
  • To look or refer back to; to reflect on. 

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