Pejzaem

Pejzaem is a Polish noun referring to landscape, the natural or rural view as seen in nature or depicted in art and prose. In standard modern Polish the normative form is pe jzaż (with ż). The form pejzaem has appeared historically or in contexts without diacritics.

It derives from French paysage, via Polish borrowings that entered art criticism and literature, reflecting the international concept of landscape as a visual or descriptive field.

In visual arts, pejzaż denotes the landscape genre, focusing on natural scenery, light, atmosphere, and composition; it became a central genre in Polish painting in the 19th century with Romanticism and later movements. Subgenres include rural landscapes, cityscapes, and seascapes.

In literature, landscape description functions to establish setting, mood, and symbolism, conveying sense of place and sometimes reflecting broader themes through the portrayal of scenery.

See also: pejzaż (landscape), landscape (art), Polish painting.