verkürzt darbietende Stadtsilhouette
English translation: compressed/condensed urban silhouette...
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|  Selected response from: Steffen Walter Germany Local time: 23:24 | ||||||
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| 4 | (oblique view of an) abbreviated city silhouette |
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| 4 | compressed perspective |
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| 4 | compressed/condensed urban silhouette... |
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31 mins confidence: 
(oblique view of an) abbreviated city silhouette Explanation: My understanding of the expression used in your context |
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33 mins confidence:
compressed perspective Explanation: I'm not sure I know an elegant way to express this in English, but this refers to a distortion due the viewing angle. If you look at things from an angle, they appear shorter than they actually are. So, from an angle, you'd see a somewhat condensed or compressed view of the town. |
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11 hrs confidence:
compressed/condensed urban silhouette... Explanation: ...perceivable from an angle/inclined perspective So the relevant part of the sentence could read "in order not to block/obstruct the view to the urban silhouette which appears somewhat condensed/compressed from an angle/inclined view/perspective" Agree 100% with both compressed and condensed but would like to introduce "urban" as a frequently used architectural buzzword. |
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