place/countryside/view► beautiful use this about a place that everyone admires and likes to visit: · Florence is such a beautiful city.· Cornwall has some of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in Britain.· a restaurant with beautiful views over Sorrento and the Gulf of Naples
► lovely especially British use this about a place that is beautiful in a way that makes you feel relaxed and gives you a lot of pleasure: · The hills will be lovely at this time of year.· You are so lucky to live here with all this lovely countryside around you.· The garden was looking lovely.
► stunning/breathtaking use this about a view that is extremely beautiful and extremely impressive: · The view from the top of the mountain was stunning.· We got a breathtaking view of the Golden Gate Bridge.· The ruins of Angkor Wat are truly breathtaking.
► magnificent use this about an area where there are beautiful, large, and impressive mountains, valleys, rivers etc: · The location of the town along the river is magnificent.· the magnificent mountains around Lake Titicaca
► picturesque use this about a village or town that is pretty in an old-fashioned way: · We visited the picturesque fishing village of Lochinver.· He rents a small house in the picturesque old quarter of town.
► scenic use this about a road that goes through beautiful countryside: · We travelled to the coast by a very scenic route.· a scenic road through the Welsh mountains
► pretty pleasant to look at but not really impressive: · We walked down the pretty, tree-lined avenue.· a pretty village on the Suffolk border
► beauty spot British an area or place that people visit because it is especially beautiful: · There are several beauty spots to visit in Crete.· People were protesting because the council planned to build a new road through Burleigh Wood, a local beauty spot.