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Highway beautification is landscaping intended to enhance the attractiveness of roads, preserve scenic beauty, [1] and control of the usage of the land near highways.This may include vegetation, irrigation, street furniture, decorative pavings, fences, and lighting. [2]
Farm landscape, in this case a rapeseed field in France. Landscape photography commonly involves daylight photography of natural features of land, sky and waters, at a distance—though some landscapes may involve subjects in a scenic setting nearby, even close-up, and sometimes at night.
Gilpin's Essay on Prints (1768) defined picturesque as "a term expressive of that peculiar kind of beauty, which is agreeable in a picture" (p. xii). A view: "A sight or prospect of some landscape or extended scene; an extent or area covered by the eye from one point" (OED). Wilderness: An uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region. [1]
A National Scenic Area in the United States is a federally designated area of outstanding natural and scenic value that receives a level of protection that is less stringent than wilderness designation. Scenic areas are typically occupied or used in some manner by people and either cannot be considered for wilderness designation, or are seen as ...
Designated Places of Scenic Beauty in Japan — as determined by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan. There are 331 Places of Scenic Beauty, including 30 Special Places of Scenic Beauty . (as of 1 February 2012) [1]
A national scenic area (NSA) is a conservation designation ... The primary purpose of the NSA designations is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the ...
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty.The parkway, which is the longest linear park in the U.S., [3] runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The scenic area of Guilin is a general term used to describe tourism resources within Guilin, including numerous attractions. Guilin's landscape has long been renowned for its "green hills, clear water, fantastic caves and beautiful mountains".