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Definition of scene : 1. A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.
2. An assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a series of actions and events exhibited in their connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view.
3. An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.
4. The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes.
5. The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition, or action.
6. The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.
7. To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display.

Synonyms:

controversy, stage, outlook, quarrel, mount, diorama, gibe, see, realm, image, place setting, guessing, the credits, shot, hissy fit, flick, context, secret, blowup, dispute, stab, guess, injection, aside, huff, mise en scene, moving-picture show, shaft, conniption, quietly, delineation, fit, territory, persuasion, deviously, vista, view, photograph, snap, chance, perspective, circle, shooting, denouement, icon, action, expression, motion picture, discipline, horizon, convulsion, confrontation, facet, stroke, disagreement, disturbance, thought, exposure, sphere, viewpoint, misunderstanding, shooter, sentiment, prospect, southern Midland, ikon, motion-picture show, cyclorama, purview, burst, performing arts, word-painting, scope, department, background, moving picture, stage setting, expectation, world, contrivance, arena, exhibition, pic, dead reckoning, sight, setting, ball game, conditions, specialty, facial expression, bailiwick, base, conflict, fight, scenery, pictorial matter, a war of words, survey, eyeshot, domain, whereabouts, locale, backstory, orbit, film, slam, blastoff, jibe, venue, hissy, display, characterisation, fuss, backdrop, candidate, subject, bag, medical prognosis, posture, lookout, be, tantrum, area, paroxysm, center, commotion, comic relief, terrain, impression, guesswork, act, video, event, state of affairs, dig, province, content, word picture, deal, line, opinion, fireworks, set, story, ad-lib, snapshot, field, prognosis, climate, barb, crack, pellet, face, argument, photo, picture show, look, uproar, mental picture, movie, footing, explosion, decor

characterization, mystery, mime, panorama, improvisational drama, spectacle, excitement, pantomime, pageant, rendering, teleplay, drama, variety, skit, art, production, choreography, vaudeville, show, comedy, burlesque, ballet, suspense, theater, presentation, tragedy, improvisation, Broadway, melodrama

locus, emplacement, posting, place

configuration, style, ambience, circumstance, state, modality, position, environment, situation, layout, spot, condition, mode, disposition, arrangement, post, placement, quality, site, standing, property, formation, station, aspect, location, status

drawing, pastel, plan, charcoal, masterpiece, water color, sketch, depiction, cartoon, picture, tracing, diagram, illustration, blueprint, doodle, still life, portrait, study, painting, landscape

Usage examples:

• Do I really remember the little scene? - "The Promised Land", Mary Antin.
• And as I laughed too- for really it was most absurd- it was as good as a scene in a play. - "Love, The Fiddler", Lloyd Osbourne.
• It was a great scene. - "The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories The Beckoning Hand--Lucretia--The Third Time--The Gold Wulfric--My Uncle's Will--The Two Carnegies--Olga Davidoff's Husband--John Cann's Treasure--Isaline and I--Professor Milliter's Dilemma--In Strict Confidence--The ", Grant Allen.