Terrain vs. Landscape — What's the Difference?

Terrain or relief (also topographical relief) involves the vertical and horizontal dimensions of land surface. The term bathymetry is used to describe underwater relief, while hypsometry studies terrain relative to sea level.

A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features. A landscape includes the physical elements of geophysically defined landforms such as (ice-capped) mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings, and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions.

An area of land; ground

All the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal

A particular geographic area; a region

Denoting a format of printed matter which is wider than it is high

The surface features of an area of land; topography

Make (a garden or other area of ground) more attractive by altering the existing design, adding ornamental features, and planting trees and shrubs

(also tĕrān) Variant of terrane.

An expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

(geology) A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.

A picture depicting an expanse of scenery.

An area of land or the particular features of it.

The branch of art dealing with the representation of natural scenery.

The surface of the earth; the ground.

The aspect of the land characteristic of a particular region

A piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential;

Grounds that have been landscaped

An extensive mental view; an interior prospect

The orientation of a page such that the shorter side runs from top to bottom.

To adorn or improve (a section of ground) by contouring and by planting flowers, shrubs, or trees.

To arrange grounds aesthetically or maintain grounds as a profession.

A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.

A sociological aspect of a physical area.

A picture representing a real or imaginary scene by land or sea, the main subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water, etc.

The pictorial aspect of a country.

A mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides

A space, indoor or outdoor and natural or man-made (as in "designed landscape")

(figuratively) a situation that is presented, a scenario

To create or maintain a landscape.

A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.

A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc. Compare seascape.

The pictorial aspect of a country.

An expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

Painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery

A genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery

An extensive mental viewpoint;

Embellish with plants;

Do landscape gardening;