locus vs scene

locus and scene both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
locus	Yes	No	No	No
scene	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scene is a hypernym of locus; that is, scene is a word with a broader meaning than locus:

locus (noun)	scene (noun)
the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions	the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)	graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome	the visual percept of a region
	a subdivision of an act of a play or performance
	a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
	an incident (real or imaginary)
	the place where some action occurs
	the context and environment in which something is set
	a situation treated as an observable object
	a display of bad temper