Bedeutung
Something that can be seen.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Italian cities are often built on hills (like in Umbria or Tuscany) specifically to ensure that the surrounding territory is always 'a portata di sguardo' for defense and beauty. The 'piazza' is the heart of Italian life because it keeps everyone 'a portata di sguardo,' reinforcing community bonds through visual recognition. From Ferrari dashboards to Alessi kitchenware, Italian design prioritizes keeping essential controls 'a portata di sguardo' to combine form and function. Renaissance painters developed linear perspective to bring the 'divine' or the 'distant' within the 'portata di sguardo' of the common viewer.
The 'Touch' Test
If you can touch it, use 'mano'. If you can only see it, use 'sguardo'.
No Article!
Don't say 'a portata dello sguardo'. It sounds robotic. Keep it simple: 'di sguardo'.
Bedeutung
Something that can be seen.
The 'Touch' Test
If you can touch it, use 'mano'. If you can only see it, use 'sguardo'.
No Article!
Don't say 'a portata dello sguardo'. It sounds robotic. Keep it simple: 'di sguardo'.
Travel Writing
Use this phrase in your TripAdvisor reviews for Italian hotels to sound like a local expert!
Teste dich selbst
Completa la frase con la parola corretta.
Dalla terrazza, il mare è a portata di _______.
We use 'sguardo' because the sea is something you see, not something you touch (mano) or hear (orecchio).
Quale frase è corretta per un ufficio ben organizzato?
Voglio che i miei documenti siano...
Keeping documents 'a portata di sguardo' means you can see them easily while working.
Abbina l'espressione al suo significato.
Match the reach to the sense.
Each 'portata' phrase corresponds to a different physical sense.
Completa il dialogo tra una madre e un figlio.
Madre: 'Non andare troppo lontano!' Figlio: 'Tranquilla mamma, resto...'
In a park, staying where you can be seen is the most natural response.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
The 'Portata' Family
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenDalla terrazza, il mare è a portata di _______.
We use 'sguardo' because the sea is something you see, not something you touch (mano) or hear (orecchio).
Voglio che i miei documenti siano...
Keeping documents 'a portata di sguardo' means you can see them easily while working.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Each 'portata' phrase corresponds to a different physical sense.
Madre: 'Non andare troppo lontano!' Figlio: 'Tranquilla mamma, resto...'
In a park, staying where you can be seen is the most natural response.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
14 FragenIt is neutral. You can use it with friends or in a business email about office layout.
Yes! 'Resta a portata di sguardo' is a very common way for parents to tell children to stay where they can be seen.
'Visibile' is just a fact. 'A portata di sguardo' implies that the object is conveniently or pleasantly positioned for you to see.
No, that is not a standard idiom. Stick to 'sguardo'.
Always singular: 'sguardo'.
Yes, it's very common in web design to say a button is 'a portata di sguardo'.
'A vista' is more functional (e.g., 'pagamento a vista'). 'A portata di sguardo' is more descriptive.
You can say 'fuori dalla portata di sguardo' or simply 'non in vista'.
Yes! A 'portata' in a meal is something 'brought' to the table. It's the same root verb 'portare'.
No, for smells we don't have a common 'portata' phrase. You would just say 'si sente l'odore'.
It can be, especially in literature, but it's also very practical.
Yes, to describe how you organize your work or your vision for a project.
'Nascosto' (hidden) or 'lontano' (far).
Maybe not every hour, but certainly every time they describe a view or a workspace.
Verwandte Redewendungen
a portata di mano
similarWithin reach of one's hand.
a vista d'occhio
similarVisibly / rapidly.
a perdita d'occhio
contrastAs far as the eye can see.
sotto gli occhi
synonymRight under one's eyes.
a portata di voce
similarWithin earshot.
