superb view; picturesque scenery
Refers to a breathtakingly beautiful natural or man-made view, often used in travel contexts.
この山頂からの絶景は一生忘れられない。
I will never forget the superb view from this mountaintop.
We could see a superb view from the top of the mountain.
ホテルの部屋からは海の絶景が楽しめる。
You can enjoy a superb view of the sea from the hotel room.
We enjoyed the superb view from the observation deck.
A superb view spread out before us at the summit.
風景 describes an ordinary landscape or scene without implying it is especially beautiful, unlike 絶景.
名勝 refers to an officially or widely recognized scenic spot, whereas 絶景 simply describes the beauty of a view itself.
眺め is a casual word for 'the view' from somewhere, while 絶景 specifically praises that view as exceptionally beautiful.
絶好 shares the kanji 絶 with 絶景 but means 'ideal' or 'perfect' (as in 絶好のチャンス), not a scenic view.
Compound of 絶 (ぜつ, 'unsurpassed') and 景 (けい, 'view'). The reading ぜっけい results from assimilation of つ to っ before a k-sound.