In its most general sense, a panorama is any wide view of a physical space. It has also come to refer to a wide-angle representation of such a view ? whether in painting, drawing, photography, film/video, or a three-dimensional model. Further, the motion-picture term, pan or panning, is derived from "panorama".. This image shows the curved edges of each segment of the panorama which are due to the warping of the image to conform to the cylindrical projection used to present such a wide angle of