座 usage

[karmic pine]

Im using Anki to expand my vocabulary and I came across this sentence, "这座城市很大." Is it there as a measure word or something else?

[slender echo]

it is a measure word in this sentence

[tepid cedar]

also used for mountains

[quasi kelp]

Wouldn’t it be 这个城市

Maybe 座 is better for reading

这两者之间存在一些细微的区别