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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Landscape as a noun:

    The pictorial aspect of a country.

  4. Landscape as a noun (printing):

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

  5. Landscape as a noun:

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

  6. Landscape as a noun (figuratively):

    a situation that is presented, a scenario

    Examples:

    "The software patent landscape has changed considerably in the last years"

  1. Landscape as a verb:

    Create or maintain a landscape.

  1. Portrait as a noun:

    A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.

  2. 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."

  3. Portrait as a noun (computing, printing):

    A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

  1. Portrait as a verb (obsolete):

    To portray; to draw.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  1. Portrait as an adjective:

    Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.

    Examples:

    "a portrait bust; a portrait statue"