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Word use (This is a beautiful rural scene) #1 (permalink) Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:24 am   Word use (This is a beautiful rural scene)
 

Dear teachers,

Shoul I use "scene", sight" or "view"? What is the difference in "scene", sight" or "view"? ?Are they interchangeable in these sentences?

1/The boats in Hadson Bay make a beautiful scene.
The boats in Hadson Bay make a beautiful sight.
The boats in Hadson Bay make a beautiful view.

2/This is a beautiful rural scene.
This is a beautiful rural sight.
This is a beautiful rural view.

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Tung Quoc

PS: I also posted this question in one forum in VN but no one answered me.
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Word use (This is a beautiful rural scene) #2 (permalink) Tue Aug 15, 2006 15:30 pm   Word use (This is a beautiful rural scene)
 

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My choices:

1-- The boats in Hudson Bay make a beautiful sight.

2-- This is a beautiful rural scene.

It is a matter of learning the collocations. View is generally in the mind of the spectator; scene usually reflects the overall image; sight normally requires an item of particular focus. This statement is open to all kinds of exceptions.
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