widoków

Widoków is the genitive plural form of the Polish noun widok, which designates a view, sight, panorama or aspect. It is used in constructions that require the genitive case to express “of views” or “views of,” for example in phrases such as kolory widoków, zbiór widoków, and widoków miasta.

Grammatical note: widoków contrasts with widoki, the nominative plural used when the views themselves are the subject of a sentence. The genitive plural widoków appears after prepositions and numerals, and in phrases with adjectives in the genitive, for instance z pięknych widoków (from beautiful views) or kolekcja widoków (a collection of views).

Common uses and sense: in literature, photography, tourism and urban planning, widoków is found in descriptive phrases that refer to multiple views or to the appearance of landscapes, cityscapes or panoramas. Typical constructions include zbiór widoków, widoków miasta, and opisy widoków górskich.

Etymology: widok derives from the verb widzieć (to see) and shares its root with other Slavic words for sight or appearance. The form widoków reflects the standard Polish genitive plural pattern for masculine nouns ending in -ok.

See also: widok, widoki. While widok refers to a single view, widoki denotes multiple views in the nominative plural; widoków is the genitive plural form used in a wide range of phrases describing relationships of views.