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Vistas are now shown on your map. Find them to see beautiful locations in a panoramic view.
A vista is an interactive object located in the world which triggers an associated cinematic. It appears as a column of light with a scroll floating near the ground. Interacting with the object will cause the camera to pan across nearby scenery. Vistas are intended to showcase locations and their environment art. Vistas are often located in out of the way locations that may require some thoughtful navigation to get to.
Each zone has a set number of vistas; interacting with them will contribute to both area-wide and total completion counts as shown on the player map.
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This guide will cover the locations of all Vista locations in the city of Lion’s Arch for the MMORPG Guild Wars 2. Within you will find a list of each with pictures and directions on how to reach them along with a video walkthrough.
Lion’s Arch Vistas
Lion’s Arch is the former capitol of the human race in GW2, however devastated after a flood caused by the raising of Orr. Now it exists as a pirate haven, friendly to the player and all 5 races, serving as a sort of central hub for the main race cities, which can all be reached from the Asura Gates at the Grand Piazza. In total, there are 11 vistas to collect in the city, which are overall significantly more difficult than the practical cakewalks of the main cities.
Guild Wars 2: Vista Location Guide Index
For more vista guides for other cities and areas, you can check the link above for a full index with links to more guides.
1. Bloodcoast Ward
From the Bloadcoast Ward waypoint in the south of the city, you will need to run north a little ways and looking to your right for the large stone staircase built into the side of the wall. Up the top of these stairs is a little area with a building on it, which if you run around the side of, you’ll find another staircase leading up the building.
When you reach the top of the stair case you’ll see a wood plank that sticks out from a ledge with the vista you need here at it’s end, granting you a nice view of Tenanera’s Pit below you.
2. Diverse Ledges
Although the shortest route to this vista is definitely the Diverse Ledges waypoint, this section will assume you do not already have that waypoint, since it is literally a short jump away from where you teleport in. Besides that, technically its getting to where both the wp and vista are that is the difficult part.
From Sanctum Harbor, you can actually see the ledges, facing southwest from where you teleport in. Swim across the water and onto the beach, just to the right of the cliff itself, looking for the ramp built into the wall on the far side of the small beach. From here, just follow the ramp which turns into dirt paths at times, as it winds its way around the cliffs, all the way to the top.
3. Eastern Ward
To collect this vista point, travel to the waypoint in the Eastern Ward and go west, making your way through the bridge formed by several ships stuck together, side by side. As you reach the west end of this bridge, there will be a pair of ramps leading to the upper level. Take the ramp on the right and jump over and past the crates that partially block your path at the top.
Next, double back and head back east a bit now that you’re on the upper level of the bridge and look for where the ship sails, which have been fashioned into roofs, meets with the deck of the ship. You can run up this sail to it’s southern, highest end to collect the vista at the tip.
4. Farshore Ward / Sharkmaw Caverns
This is definitely one of the two most complicated vistas in the entire city, with the upper Trader’s Ward being the other. From the Farshore Waypoint, you can head south towards the farmhouse, looking for some steps on the left you’ll need to run up. Once you get to the farmhouse, circle around to it’s back, where you’ll find a series of hay bales stacked on top of each other that you can use to jump up and onto a nearby ledge.
Drop down this ledge into the pocket made by the walls of the house and the mountains, where you’ll see some more hay, and head to the corner of the rocks to find a secret passage leading your further southeast. There will be a little hill and another secret passage covered by foliage at the top of the hill, and past that a series of rocks and flat ground you will have to progressively jump up and circle around, heading higher until you reach the entrance to the Sharkmaw Caverns and the vista.
Make sure to check the pictures as this route is somewhat hidden and can be a bit confusing.
5. Hooligan’s Route
Taking the Western Ward waypoint to get yourself close to this vista, you will want to run northwest from where you teleport in into the caves that are the Hooligan’s Route. As you make your way into the caves, you should be able to clearly see the vista and some nearby stalagmites and a couple platforms which will serve as platforms for this jumping puzzle.
Start with the tiny cluster of stalagmites in front of the larger platforms, making your way from the smallest to the tallest, from which you’ll then jump onto the larger platform closest to you. From there, you’ll jump across to another large platform and then have to land a rather difficult jump onto a thin stalagmite holding the vista.
6. Inner Harbor
A very simple one to grab, however very out of the ordinary and particularly entertaining when it comes to searching down these view points thus far. In this case you will need the help of an NPC and a special device to reach the Inner Harbor vista.
Warp in to the Eastern Ward waypoint and talk to the nearby Asura who goes by the name of Klagg. He will mention your interest in making your way to the tiny rock with the view point on it, then request your assistance i testing out an invention of his. Agree to help and you will be automatically equipped with the kit, which you can use its single sole ability to launch yourself onto the rock by targeting the ground of the vista’s rock from the ledge you’re standing on.
7. Postern Ward
From the Lion’s Shadow Inn waypoint in the Postern Ward and directly to the west from where your port in is the vista just chilling on the top of a small rock formation. Reaching this one is a relative cake walk, if you couldn’t tell already.
Run towards the rock formation and approach it to the left, where you’ll find some small rocks on the side that faces you which you can jump up, progressive platform style. There’s quite a nice view to take in from here of the water, surrounding cliff sides and rock formations, even without the slow pan of the cinema shot.
8. Sanctum Harbor
To reach the Sanctum Harbor vista which is located underwater in the large lake of Lion’s Arch, take the waypoint on the docks, turn south and start running after you teleport in. Running off the docks and jumping into the water, you’ll be able to head in a relatively direct line towards the vista itself, checking your map or mini map to direct you.
It will be at the bottom of the lake’s floor near some vegetation at the base of a large rock formation.
9. Trader’s Forum (Lower)
There are two vista locations that technically exist within the confines of the Trader’s Forum in Lion’s Arch. This particular one, while still high above the ground, is technically the lower of the two, since the other is even higher above in the upper levels of the city. The icon on the map can be found just over the Trader’s Forum text on the map, next to a merchant and equipment repair vendor.
From the Trader’s Forum waypoint, you can look south and up into the air to see the vista you are heading towards on top of a sail sticking out of a building, adjacent to another to which it is connected by a bridge that runs between two structures. Facing these buildings, run directly towards the right structure and to it’s side, where you’ll find some wood scaffolding you can leap onto and follow all the way up around the building and onto the bridge. From the bridge all that is left is to carefully make your way out onto the sail via the wooden plank connecting you to it.
10. Trader’s Forum (Upper) / Mystic Plaza
The other highly complicated vista to locate and while close in terms of positioning on the map to the previous point, will need to be approached in a completely different direction. Just north of the Banker and Guild Banker icons on the map, on the lower level of the city by the walls edge, west of the tailoring station, there is a wooden scaffolding structure tucked away in the darkness.
In the picture to the right, you will see the building in question, which once found, you should use to reach the upper levels of the city by following it’s series of ramps all the way up to the bright and sunny top side. Facing to the west, or turning to your right, just as you reach the top level and hit the dirt there, you will see somewhat slipshod looking wooden bridge that stretches off into the middle off the city. This bridge connects the series of buildings which form the upper levels of the city.
Follow this bridge as it weaves its way through the air for quite a while and eventually you will come to a sharp bend that also takes you higher into the air. Right at this bend will be a wood log that juts out from beneath the bridge and over the forum, with the vista at it’s tip. Be careful, inch your way forward and make sure not to double tap and roll off since you will die and it is a long way back.
It will probably be worth trying to make your way back onto the bridge afterwards if you have not been up here already since there are some points of interest attainable via this route as well.
11. Western Ward
From the Western Ward waypoint, facing east, you’ll be able to see the vista chilling on top of some complex yet slightly damaged looking structures. To reach the point, you can approach from two slightly different angles, both to the left of the buildings themselves by where it meets with the ground.
At this point, seen in the pictures to the right, there are two bits of rock you can leap up. One is to the left more, and requires a bit of a tricky angled jump to nail, but thankfully is easy to repeat until gotten right. The second is right where the building meets the ground, where a rock sits against a few ledges made out of damaged bits of building sticking out, which can be used to leap up as well.
Once on the higher portion, it’s just a few easy jumps and a bit of a walk over the roof of the structure to pick up this last view point.
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Guild Wars 2 All Sylvari Vistas Locations Guide by Lucent
heres my gu >Caledon Forest and The Grove .
First I’ll begin with the spots in Caledon Forest . If you do not have the area unveiled yet and you’re not sure where to go to find spots listed, you can look at this overview map, fully explored. http://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/c/c9/Caledon_Forest_complete.jpg
Vista #1: South-eastern The Verdance, west Sleive’s Inlet
Closest waypoint – Sleive’s waypoint
The vista is located on a mountain just south of Sleive’s Waypoint, where the heart quest for Wyld Hunt Valiant Caillech is located. You can spot the vista location from the mountainside that Caillech is standing on. Simply jump down, and try to find jagged edges in the mountain to use as steps to jump up (there are several, but it may take a lot of jumping). Once you reach the top, you’ll probably be on the other side of the mountain from the vista separated by a large log, but theres a gap under it that you can easily walk under to get to the vista.
Vista #2: Ogham Wilds
Closest Waypoint – Caer Astorea waypoint
This vista is very easy to get to. You simply go to the Caer Astorea waypoint and go west from there. There will be several peninsula shaped cliffs, and the vista is on one of them. No special jumping, you simply have to get to the right cliff, which may require you to go under a log, but chances are if you go from the Caer Astorea waypoint you’ll immediately walk to the correct one.
Vista #3: Bay Haven, Northern Sandycove Beach
Closest Waypoint – Gleaner’s Cove waypoint
This is a bit of a long walk if you go from the Gleaner’s Cove waypoint, but its very simple. you’ll find a small outpost called Bay Haven, and all you have to do is walk onto the northern battlement, jump onto the wall and walk across a plank. Its very easy to spot and not hard at all to get to.
Vista #4: Ruins of the Unseen
Closest Waypoint – Mabon waypoint
Start by going to the town of Mabon, north of Sandycove Beach. Then take the northern road out of the town. You should see what looks like a blue waypoint, but its a heart quest camp. From there, you want to turn west where you should see a large wall, the Ruins of the Unseen. Look for a spot on the southern end of the wall where you can jump on a rock and take a ramp up. You’ll have to jump onto a rock pillar, and then turn around to jump onto a new platform. On the left side of the platform (facing it from the pillar), you’ll see some wooden plank ramps. Go up those, and you should see what looks like a wall with a window in it. You cannot jump through, so don’t try, simply look around again and you should see another wooden plank leading across. This will lead you right up to where the vista is, but you have to make one last jump! Its a long jump, so be sure you’re on the edge of the wall when you do jump, and make sure you keep holding down your movement to propell you far.
Vista #5: Caledon Haven
Closest Waypoint – Caledon Haven waypoint
Just like Bay Haven, this is another minor Lionguard outpost. As soon as you enter it, youll see some stairs leading up to the battlements. From there, look to the left (northeast) and you should see some wooden planks leading to one of the sides of the battlements. Go up to it and at the end you should see the vista, simply jump up onto the edge of the wall to be able to use it.
Vista #6: Ventry Bay
Closest Waypoint – Mabon waypoint, Sperrins waypoint
This vista is located on a small island in Ventry Bay. There are 2 (debatably 3) waypoints that are close to it, Mabon waypoint and Sperrins waypoint. If you go from Sperrins, you will be walking to the north-west of the waypoint across a bit of water. If you go from Mabon, you will be going east across a small inlet. It should be able to spot the island, its at the edge of the inlet with a very large rock on it. There will be a scout on the beach of it. Right beside the scout is a small rock you can walk up, and from there you will see lone planks to jump up. This can be fairly challenging, some will require long jumps, and others will require a bit of restraint. Know that you don’t have to jump as far as you think to actually land on the planks, so be careful and try not to overshoot. The planks will lead around the rock a short bit until you’ll finally encounter a solid plank and reach the top, where the vista is located.
Vista #7: Hanto Trading Post/Titan’s Staircase
Closest Waypoint – Titan’s Staircase waypoint
Follow the road northwest from the Titan’s Staircase waypoint, and you should find an the Hanto Trading Post town. If you go to the northeastern edge of the town, you should be able to see where a large cliff leads down to a vista at its edge. Very simple, just jump up and walk down to where the vista is located.
Vista #8: Kraitbane Haven
Closest Waypoint – Kraitbane Haven waypoint
This is one is located in the final Lionguard outpost, far in the northeastern corner of the map. Once you’re inside, there will be stairs leading up to the battlements on the eastern side of the outpost. From there you should be able to spot a large tower with wood ramps going all the way up. Most of these are very easy to jump across, but at the top you’ll find a few lone planks. If you stick close to the edge of the wall you should be able to avoid falling all the way back to the beginning, but you may have to circle around the wall again on the edge if you do fall.
Thats it! Now you can try the vistas in The Grove .
Vista #1: Upper level, Caledon waypoint
You can find this one as soon as you enter the city from Caledon Forest. Go to the east of Caledon waypoint until you get to the small building at the end. Inside you’ll see mushrooms growing on the sides of the wall. The lowest mushrooms will be on the northern end of the building, climb up those and you’ll have to jump across to the other side after a few mushrooms. Follow those up and around until you get to the top of the building where the vista is located.
Vista #2: Upper level, east of the Asura Gate
This one is extremely easy, just go east of the Asura gate and you should find an overlook, theres nothing special to this vista, just go up and use it!
Vista #3: Upper Commons
Just east of the Upper Commons waypoint you’ll find a large building where the armorsmith and weaponsmith are located. If you go to the northern end of the building, you’ll see some very large mushroom caps you can jump up. This will lead you to the top of the building, and you’ll want to head to the southern end of it, where you’ll find the vista.
Vista #4: Lower/Middle level, Scholar’s Terrace
If you go northeast from where Scholar’s Terrace is located on the map in the Middle Level of the city, you should be able to look over the side to the lower level and see what looks like a seed pod house with a large thorn kind of thing coming out from the top. You can jump off the side of the middle level onto the top of it, and walk down to the opening where the vista is.
Vista #5: Lower Level, Ronan’s waypoint
At the bottom level of The Grove, go to Ronan’s waypoint, from there you’ll see a ramp leading back up to the middle level. Go up about half way and you should see some mushroom caps. Jump up those a short bit and you’ll find the vista.
Vista #6: Lower level, Garden of Dawn
Just south of the Garden of Dawn on your map, you’ll find a small house/building with mushrooms leading up the side, follow the mushroom caps to the top of the building and you’ll find the vista.
That’s it! You should now be able to easily get both vistas for both zones!