Opening and Scene

Opening

Opening noun - A favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place.

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Scene and opening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scene" instead a noun "Opening".

Nearby Words: open, openness, opened, opener

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

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Opening and scene are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Opening" instead a noun "Scene".

Nearby Words: scenery, scenic

long	long opening	long scene
similar	similar opening	similar scene
short	short opening	short scene
complete	complete opening	complete scene
Other adjectives: original, single, small, actual, entire, big, little, infamous, famous, new, dramatic, final, epic, next, last, different, extended, awesome, deleted, iconic.

Banjo-Tooie has an example where both the opening scene and the opening menu have an extremely similar depiction.

Source: Cover Drop
The series finale of The Big O repeats the first part of the driving scene and opening narration from the first episode.

Source: Book Ends / Anime and Manga
There's probably at least one person who tuned in to the first episode right after the first scene and opening credits, knowing nothing about the show, and assumed the series was a comedy.

Source: Mood Whiplash / Anime and Manga

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