the middle distancenoun [ S ]
uk/ˌmɪd.əl ˈdɪs.təns/us/ˌmɪd.əl ˈdɪs.təns/the part of a picture or a view that is neither very close nor very far away:
From the top of the hill we could see the ocean far away and, in the middle distance, a small town.
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background noun
foreground noun
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Geography: scenery & views
- -scape
- a bird's eye view idiom
- aspect
- backdrop
- background
- bird
- commanding
- grandstand
- have a grandstand view idiom
- look
- lookout
- outlook
- overlook
- panorama
- prospect
- scene
- scenic
- view
- viewpoint
- vista
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