Rugged View: Alaskan Wall

Rugged implies irregularity or roughness of land surface and connotes difficulty of travel. Rugged adjective (uneven) (of land) uneven and wild; Rugged terrain / cliffs (definition of rugged from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press)

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If you describe someone's character as rugged, you mean that they are strong and determined, and have the ability to cope with difficult situations. Terrain that is broken and uneven is called rugged. If you want an easy hike, you should stay away from the rugged coastline.

Some common synonyms of rugged are harsh, rough, scabrous, and uneven. While all these words mean "not smooth or even," rugged implies irregularity or roughness of land surface and connotes.