scene vs situation

situation vs scene

scene and situation both are nouns.

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

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

scene: a situation treated as an observable object
situation: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

Other hypernyms of scene include state of affairs.

scene (noun)	situation (noun)
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale	a job in an organization
graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept	physical position in relation to the surroundings
the visual percept of a region	the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
a subdivision of an act of a play or performance	a condition or position in which you find yourself
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film	a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
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

Difference between scene and situation

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