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 ride offers dramatic views of the Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque cityscape, and sunsets over the desert to the west.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The invite-only attendees enjoyed an open bar and pizza with panoramic views of the cityscape, while vibing to music that bumped from late night to early morning.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Amoedo and Martí also displayed on the enveloping 180-degree LED screen a series of Madrid cityscapes from dusk, warm sunlight still caught on occasional buildings, to night, cars trawling down its central Paseo de la Castellana.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the movie is a thrillingly airy and active vision of Brussels that maps Michèle’s precocious and ambitious temperament onto the cityscape.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The invite-only attendees enjoyed an open bar and pizza with panoramic views of the cityscape, while vibing to music that bumped from late night to early morning.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Amoedo and Martí also displayed on the enveloping 180-degree LED screen a series of Madrid cityscapes from dusk, warm sunlight still caught on occasional buildings, to night, cars trawling down its central Paseo de la Castellana.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the movie is a thrillingly airy and active vision of Brussels that maps Michèle’s precocious and ambitious temperament onto the cityscape.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cityscape
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“Cityscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cityscape. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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