The difference between Landscape and Portrait
When used as nouns, landscape means a portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains, whereas portrait means a painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
When used as verbs, landscape means create or maintain a landscape, whereas portrait means to portray.
Portrait is also adjective with the meaning: representing the actual features of an individual.
check bellow for the other definitions of Landscape and Portrait
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Landscape as a noun:
A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
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Landscape as a noun:
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.
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Landscape as a noun:
The pictorial aspect of a country.
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Landscape as a noun (printing):
a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides
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Landscape as a noun:
A space, indoor or outdoor and natural or man-made (as in "designed landscape")
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Landscape as a noun (figuratively):
a situation that is presented, a scenario
Examples:
"The software patent landscape has changed considerably in the last years"
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Landscape as a verb:
Create or maintain a landscape.
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Portrait as a noun:
A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
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Portrait as a noun (figuratively):
An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
Examples:
"The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book."
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Portrait as a noun (computing, printing):
A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.
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Portrait as a verb (obsolete):
To portray; to draw.
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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Portrait as an adjective:
Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
Examples:
"a portrait bust; a portrait statue"