vista vs glimpse

vista and glimpse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vista	Yes	No	No	No
glimpse	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of vista include background, ground, coast, exposure, foreground, middle distance, side view, tableau.

vista (noun)	glimpse (noun)
the visual percept of a region	a quick look
	a brief or incomplete view
	a vague indication

vista (verb)	glimpse (verb)
	catch a glimpse of or see briefly