המלון קטן, אבל מהמלון יש נוף יפה לים.

Because ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

• מלון = hotel
• המלון = the hotel

So המלון קטן means the hotel is small, not a hotel is small.

קטן means small and it agrees with מלון, which is a masculine singular noun.

Hebrew adjectives must match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• usually definiteness

So here:

• מלון = masculine singular
• therefore קטן = masculine singular form of small

Compare:

• מלון קטן = a small hotel
• המלון קטן = the hotel is small
• מלונית קטנה = a small inn/hotellet (feminine example)

In the present tense, Hebrew usually does not use a word for am / is / are.

So:

• המלון קטן literally looks like the hotel small
• but it means the hotel is small

This is very normal in Hebrew.

In other tenses, Hebrew does use a verb:

• המלון היה קטן = the hotel was small
• המלון יהיה קטן = the hotel will be small

אבל means but.

It works much like English but and joins two clauses:

• המלון קטן = the hotel is small
• אבל = but
• מהמלון יש נוף יפה לים = from the hotel, there is a beautiful view of the sea

So the overall structure is very similar to English:

• The hotel is small, but...

מהמלון means from the hotel.

It is made of:

• מ־ = from
• המלון = the hotel

Together:

• מ + המלון = מהמלון

In pronunciation, this is roughly meha-malon.

So the sentence is not saying the hotel itself is the view. It is saying that from the hotel, you have that view.

Hebrew often uses יש with a location or prepositional phrase to express existence:

• יש נוף יפה לים = there is a beautiful sea view
• מהמלון יש נוף יפה לים = from the hotel, there is a beautiful sea view

This structure highlights the place from which the view is available.

A learner might expect:

• למלון יש נוף יפה לים = the hotel has a beautiful sea view

That is also natural Hebrew, but it is slightly different in focus.

• למלון יש... = the hotel has...
• מהמלון יש... = from the hotel there is...

The sentence you have emphasizes the viewpoint: if you are at the hotel, you can see the sea nicely from there.

יש means there is / there are or sometimes has/have, depending on the structure.

In this sentence:

• מהמלון יש נוף יפה לים means
• From the hotel, there is a beautiful view of the sea

A very common Hebrew pattern is:

• יש + noun = there is/are ...
• ל־ + someone/something + יש = someone/something has ...

Examples:

• יש חדר פנוי = there is a vacant room
• למלון יש בריכה = the hotel has a pool

So here יש is introducing the existence of a beautiful view.

Because in Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• נוף = view
• יפה = beautiful
• נוף יפה = beautiful view

This is the normal Hebrew word order.

Compare:

• מלון קטן = small hotel
• חדר גדול = big room
• נוף יפה = beautiful view

Because נוף is masculine singular, so the adjective must also be masculine singular.

• נוף = masculine singular
• יפה = beautiful (masculine singular form)

Compare the adjective beautiful in different forms:

• יפה = masculine singular
• יפה = feminine singular in unpointed writing too, though the sentence structure shows the agreement
• יפים = masculine plural
• יפות = feminine plural

So נוף יפה is the correct singular form.

Because the sentence means a beautiful view, not the beautiful view.

In Hebrew:

• נוף יפה = a beautiful view
• הנוף היפה = the beautiful view

Notice that when a noun phrase is definite in Hebrew, both the noun and the adjective usually get ה־:

• הנוף היפה = the beautiful view

But here the sentence is talking about the existence of a view in general, so it uses the indefinite phrase:

• יש נוף יפה = there is a beautiful view

לים means to the sea or, in smoother English, of the sea / toward the sea, depending on context.

It is made of:

• ל־ = to / toward
• הים = the sea

Together:

• ל + הים = לים

In Hebrew, נוף ל־... is a common pattern meaning a view facing / overlooking ...

So:

• נוף לים = a sea view / a view of the sea

This is more idiomatic in Hebrew than trying to translate English word-for-word.

Because Hebrew commonly uses נוף ל־... for a view of / overlooking ...

So:

• נוף לים = a sea view / a view of the sea

If you used של, it would sound less natural here. של often means of / belonging to, but נוף לים is the standard expression for this kind of view.

Similar examples:

• דירה עם נוף לים = an apartment with a sea view
• חדר עם נוף להרים = a room with a view of the mountains

Yes, it could, but repeating the noun is often clearer and very natural.

For example:

• המלון קטן, אבל ממנו יש נוף יפה לים. = The hotel is small, but from it there is a beautiful sea view.

However, מהמלון sounds simpler and more natural for many learners and in many contexts. Hebrew often repeats the noun instead of replacing it with a pronoun as quickly as English does.

So the repetition is not strange.

Somewhat, yes, but the given order is natural.

The sentence starts with מהמלון to emphasize the source or location:

• From the hotel, there is a beautiful view of the sea

You could also hear:

• יש מהמלון נוף יפה לים

But מהמלון יש נוף יפה לים is a very natural way to put the emphasis on from the hotel.

Hebrew word order is often more flexible than English, especially when speakers want to highlight a certain part of the sentence.

A very common way would be:

• למלון יש נוף יפה לים.

Literally:

• To-the-hotel there is a beautiful view to the sea

But naturally:

• The hotel has a beautiful sea view

So compare:

• מהמלון יש נוף יפה לים = From the hotel, there is a beautiful view of the sea
• למלון יש נוף יפה לים = The hotel has a beautiful sea view

Both are good Hebrew, but the nuance is slightly different.