The urban panorama, city profile, profile or skyline (from English, literally "sky line") is the silhouette or total or partial view of the tallest structures and buildings (especially skyscrapers) of a city. It can also be described as the artificial horizon created by the overall structure of a city. Urban panoramas are a good representation of the total capabilities of a city; The more impressive the urban panorama, the more money the city will have had to invest. Urban panoramas can also serve as a kind of fingerprint of cities, since no two are alike.

Urban panoramas that extend towards a long view, because they are of long cities or sometimes of "twin cities" (two cities close to each other and that seem to form a unit), are called "urban landscapes". In many, but not all, metropolises, skyscrapers play a significant role in delineating the skyline. In the most intensely designed cities, the urban landscape tends to take the shape of an artificial mountain, with the tallest buildings towards the center of the city.

The word skyline is a foreign word that comes from English. According to the Fundéu, there is no equivalent term; "horizon" or "urban/city profile" is sometimes used.[1] Also, due to the influence of French, urban panorama is usually used.