spectacle vs vista

spectacle

noun
  • An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc. 

  • An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation. 

  • A frame with different coloured lenses on a semaphore signal through which light from a lamp shines at night, often a part of the signal arm. 

  • The brille of a snake. 

  • An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, worn to assist sight, or to protect the eyes from bright light. 

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 spectacle and vista occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )