"visual pollution" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} visual pollution (uncountable)
  1. (figurative) The presence of an undesirable sight that can ruin the aesthetic appeal of an area; the visually unattractive elements of a landscape. Tags: figuratively, uncountable Translations (the presence of an undesirable sight): التلوث البصري (Al-talawwuth al-basari) [masculine] (Arabic), 視覺污染 /视觉污染 (shì jué wū rǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), दृश्य प्रदूषण (dŕśya pradūṣaṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), 視覚公害 (shikaku kōgai) (Japanese), दृष्टिप्रदूषणम् (dṛṣṭipradūṣaṇam) [neuter] (Sanskrit), มลทัศน์ (Thai), ทัศนะอุจาด (Thai)
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