I think that Brian's immediate understanding that the vista is the narrow, framed portion of the view, was right on. I also think Greg Murphy's discussion of the concepts in Cullen's book, and the materials described in his links was first described for me in the last chapter of John Strawn's book, "Driving the Green" where he speaks of the savannah landscapes and what draws the innate senses of man, as the evolved hunter gatherer, as it relates to his affinity for the golf fields of play.
Within the golf course, I think you have opportunities for views and vistas. On many picturesque locations, you might be drawn to the overall views during walks from green to tee, or lingering on a tee for a while. Sometimes you take in views while waiting to hit a shot. But, once the game is on, you start to transition to the vista, or the more narrow target area. That is, unless you are playing to a skyline green, which seems to be more a view... You may note landscape features that 'blend' into the view, but to me, the focal point of the game is vista. The aesthetic aspect of being in a location and taking the location in for its beauty or just understanding it situationally in the world where it exists, is taking in the views.
One aspect of view that makes me wonder is if the view is generally of nothing, or something. Anotherwords, you stand on a tee beside the vast ocean, or endless body of water, and what is the view, nothing but water for at least 180* of the total 360* panorama. So, aesthetically, you like 'nothing' in your view? You stand on a tee like a location such as Banff, and you see a 360* panorama of mountain vistas, and forests, and lodge, etc., therefore you like "something" in your view?