parking area vs parking lot

parking area and parking lot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parking area	Yes	No	No	No
parking lot	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, parking area and parking lot are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of parking area include car park, park.

parking area (noun)	parking lot (noun)
a lot where cars are parked	a lot where cars are parked