Avast or avast ( one word ) is nautical jargon for "stop!" or "cease!"--
Avast! Pull up alongside, we intend to board your ship.
Avast! Take down that Jolly Roger, or we'll open fire.
A vast or a vast ( two words ) describes something immense; of great size or proportion--
When they got to the top of the mountain, they could see a vast desert below.
There is a vast difference between making a resolution, and actually turning over a new leaf.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"Avast! There's a vast panorama visible from the deck; stop that and come and have a look."
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