What's the difference between scenery and landscape? In what situations can I use them interchangeably?
The scenery/landscape at the school is beautiful.
Does landscape sound natural in the sentence above?
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What's the difference between scenery and landscape? In what situations can I use them interchangeably?
The scenery/landscape at the school is beautiful.
Does landscape sound natural in the sentence above?
Best Answer
Scenery is a term with generally broader in meaning than landscape (which may encompass landscape). It often refers to indoor settings.
Merriam-Websters defines scenery as:
1: the painted scenes or hangings and accessories used on a theater stage
2: a picturesque view or landscape
3: one's usual surroundings [e.g.] needed a change of scenery
Landscape is generally much more focused on natural geography (although it may be humanly enhanced or supplemente):
1 a: a picture representing a view of natural inland scenery
b: the art of depicting such scenery
2 a: the landforms of a region in the aggregate
b: a portion of territory that can be viewed at one time from one place
c: a particular area of activity : scene [e.g.] the political landscape
Except for the third aspect of the second definition, which is somewhat metaphorical, the depiction reflects a natural place.