Эту яркую вывеску видно издалека.

Because in this sentence, вывеску is the thing being seen, so it functions like the direct object of the idea it is visible / one can see.

The base form is яркая вывеска = a bright sign.

In the sentence, it becomes:

• эту = feminine singular accusative of эта
• яркую = feminine singular accusative of яркая
• вывеску = feminine singular accusative of вывеска

So Эту яркую вывеску видно издалека literally works like This bright sign is visible from far away or You can see this bright sign from far away.

Видно here means visible / can be seen.

In this sentence, it is used in an impersonal construction. That means Russian does not name a grammatical subject like English often does. English usually needs something like:

• It is visible from far away
• You can see it from far away

Russian can simply say:

• Видно = it is visible / one can see

So видно is not acting like a normal verb with a clear subject. It is more like a predicative word meaning visible.

Because Russian often leaves that idea unspoken in impersonal sentences.

English usually requires a subject:

• It is visible from far away
• You can see it from far away

Russian does not need a dummy subject like it, and it often avoids you when the meaning is general. So видно by itself can already mean:

• it is visible
• one can see
• you can see

The sentence sounds natural without adding any subject.

Because видно is not agreeing with вывеску here.

This is an impersonal structure, so видно stays in its fixed form and does not change to match the noun. The noun вывеску is just the object of perception.

Compare:

• Эту яркую вывеску видно издалека.
  = This bright sign can be seen from far away.
  Impersonal construction.

• Яркая вывеска видна издалека.
  = The bright sign is visible from far away.
  Here видна agrees with вывеска because вывеска is the subject in the nominative.

That is an important contrast.

Both can be translated similarly, but the grammar is different.

1. Эту яркую вывеску видно издалека

   • impersonal construction
   • вывеску is accusative
   • literally: This bright sign can be seen from far away

2. Яркая вывеска видна издалека

   • personal sentence
   • вывеска is nominative subject
   • видна agrees with it
   • literally: The bright sign is visible from far away

In practice, the meaning is very close. The first pattern often feels a bit more like you can see X, while the second feels more like X is visible.

Издалека means from afar, from far away, or from a distance.

So:

• видно издалека = visible from far away / can be seen from a distance

It is an adverb, and you should learn it as a whole word. A close synonym is издали, which also means from afar.

Russian word order is more flexible than English word order. Starting with Эту яркую вывеску puts focus on the sign itself.

So the sentence highlights this bright sign first, and then says what is true about it: it can be seen from far away.

A different order is also possible, for example:

• Эту яркую вывеску издалека видно
• Издалека видно эту яркую вывеску

These are all understandable, but they can differ slightly in emphasis. The given version is very natural.

All three words agree in gender, number, and case.

The noun is:

• вывеска = feminine singular

Because it is in the accusative singular here, the words agreeing with it also take feminine singular accusative forms:

• эта → эту
• яркая → яркую
• вывеска → вывеску

So this is a good example of adjective and pronoun agreement with a feminine noun in the accusative.

It can suggest either, depending on context.

With вывеска, яркая often means:

• bright
• vivid
• eye-catching
• conspicuous

So яркая вывеска could be a sign that is brightly colored, strongly lit, or simply very noticeable.

Yes.

• Яркую вывеску видно издалека
  = A bright sign / the bright sign can be seen from far away

Adding эту makes it specifically this bright sign. Without it, the phrase is less specific and more general.

Yes, very natural.

X видно издалека is a common Russian pattern for saying that something is easy to see from a distance. You can use the same structure with many nouns:

• Дом видно издалека. = The house can be seen from far away.
• Башню видно издалека. = The tower is visible from far away.
• Эту вывеску видно издалека. = This sign can be seen from far away.

So this is a useful sentence pattern to remember.