noun

scene

SEEN/siːn/

The setting in which an activity takes place.

Paramedics arrive at the scene of the accident within minutes.

Street corner where bicycle accident occurred, bicycle on ground and people assisting rider.

Etymology

Greek skēnē meant a tent or booth and then a theatrical stage. The stage's role as the setting for action broadened into any place where events happen, and into a view presented to the eye.

In context

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start looking at inspection reports from service companies where were these things based on your reports and we start to put things back in place and try and recreate the scene as best we can

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More examples

The old courthouse was the scene of a historic trial.
Fresh snow transforms the park into a peaceful winter scene.
She enjoys the city's lively jazz scene.

Forms

scene · scenes

scenery noun — Natural features visible across a landscape.

Similar words

site: Emphasizes the specific physical location where something happens.
setting: Includes the surroundings and circumstances in which activity occurs.
milieu: Emphasizes the social or cultural surroundings of a group.