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Vedo il castello dal ponte.

Vedo il castello dal ponte.
I see the castle from the bridge.
From Lesson 48:Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Vedo il castello dal ponte.

How do we get the word dal?
Dal is a combination of the preposition da (from) and the definite article il (the). In Italian, you must combine these into a single word. You will never see "da il" written as two separate words.
Why use da here instead of di?
The preposition da usually means "from", which fits perfectly for looking "from the bridge". The preposition di usually means "of", so using del (di + il) would mean "of the bridge".
Ponte ends in "-e". How do we know to use the masculine article il?
Nouns ending in "-e" can be either masculine or feminine. Ponte (bridge) happens to be masculine. When learning a new word that ends in "-e", it is always best to memorize its article along with it (like il ponte) so you remember its gender.
Where is the word for "I" before vedo?
Italian often drops subject pronouns like io (I) because the verb's ending tells you who is acting. The "-o" ending in vedo (from the verb vedere, to see) already means "I see", so you don't need to add io unless you want extra emphasis.

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