paysager

Paysager is a French adjective meaning relating to or characteristic of landscapes. It is derived from paysage, the noun for a landscape, with the suffix -er forming an adjective (the feminine form is paysagère). The term is used in contexts involving visual arts, photography, garden and landscape design, and architecture to describe landscape-oriented subjects or approaches. For example, on labels or critiques you may encounter expressions such as photographie paysagère (landscape photography) or architecture paysagère (landscape architecture). In art criticism, phrases like tableau paysager or peinture paysagère may indicate a painting that depicts a landscape, although the simpler noun paysage is often preferred for the genre.

A closely related noun is paysagiste, which denotes a person who designs landscapes or, in some contexts, paints landscapes. Thus, paysagiste can refer to a landscape architect or a landscape painter. The term paysager itself is more commonly encountered as an adjective or in compound expressions rather than as a standalone noun.

In translation and cross-language usage, paysager is typically rendered as "landscape-" or "landscape-related" in English, depending on context. The broader concept covers fields such as landscape painting, landscape architecture, and studies of natural and cultivated scenery.

See also: paysage, paysagiste, architecture paysagère, landscape painting, landscape architecture.