noun The location of an event that attracts attention.
the scene of the crime
noun The stage.
They stood in the centre of the scene.
noun The decorations; furnishings, and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set.
to paint scenes
noun A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act.
The play is divided into three acts, and in total twenty-five scenes.
noun The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up.
noun A combination of objects or events in view or happening at a given moment at a particular place.
He assessed the scene to check for any danger, and agreed it was safe.
noun A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.
noun An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption; often, an artificial or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.
The headmistress told the students not to cause a scene.