ABSTRACT

Waduk Darma, located in Darma District, Kuningan Regency, is one of the leading tourist destinations in West Java, Indonesia. This study aims to evaluate the visual quality of the Waduk Darma Kuningan landscape as a tourist destination in West Java. The research method uses a quantitative descriptive approach. The research data were obtained from the activities of taking field photos, observations, and literature studies as well as distributing questionnaires to respondents using a sample of 102 people. The research analysis method used the Scenic Beauty Estimation (SBE) method. Based on the research results, the classification of high beauty quality (H) is found in Landscapes 1, 13, 16, 12, 15, 4, 2, 14, 3, 9, 6, 8, 5. Meanwhile, for the classification of medium beauty quality (M) is found in Landscape 7, 10, and 11. Then there is no category of low beauty quality classification (L) with a value of -20.