Locale and Scenery

Locale

Locale noun - The place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set.

Usage example: the movie's locale is ambiguous, though the architecture and dress are suggestive of 19th-century Europe

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Scenery and locale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scenery" instead a noun "Locale".

Nearby Words: local, location, locality, localize, localise

Scenery noun - The array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production.

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Locale and scenery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Locale" instead a noun "Scenery".

Nearby Words: scene, scenic

full	full locale	full scenery
actual	actual locale	actual scenery
entire	entire locale	entire scenery
dark	dark locale	dark scenery
Other adjectives: desolate, beautiful, new, unique, strange, different, local, exotic.

Scenery Porn: Every story John tells to Mickler takes place in a strikingly beautiful locale; a picturesque Mexican village, a richly adorned Arabian Nights palace, an idyllic tropical island.

Source: Film / Don Juan DeMarco
Scenery Gorn: Crashed Frigate and Impact Crater in Prime, any of the Dark Aether environments in Echoes, and the GFS Valhalla in Corruption is probably the most destitute locale you pay a visit to.

Source: Video Game / Metroid Prime Trilogy
If it is an expensive locale, then we see lots of travelogue, scenes of the characters traveling through the iconic scenery.

Source: Shoot the Money

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