prospect vs tableau

prospect and tableau both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prospect	Yes	No	Yes	No
tableau	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tableau is a hyponym of prospect; that is, tableau is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prospect:

Other hyponyms of prospect include background, ground, coast, exposure, foreground, glimpse, middle distance, side view.

prospect (noun)	tableau (noun)
a prediction of the course of a disease	any dramatic scene
the visual percept of a region	a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
the possibility of future success

prospect (verb)	tableau (verb)
explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
search for something desirable