isovist

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noun

A measurement representing the volume of space visible from a given point of known location.

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Meanings

nounisovist (plural isovists)

plural isovists

  1. architectureA measurement representing the volume of space visible from a given point of known location.

    The best architects intuitively understand this psychological preference, as they construct spaces that naturally lead us from one expansive isovist to the next.

    2009 July 12, Jonah Lehrer, “Where Am I?”, in New York Times

Origin

From iso- + possibly vista.

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APA

isovist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isovist

MLA

“isovist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isovist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isovist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isovist.

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