I often translate "красивый" as "nice" or "pretty" or something similar, depending on the context. I think "beautiful" is more subtle (less banal, if you will)

I often translate "красивый" as "nice" or "pretty" or something similar, depending on the context. I think "beautiful" is more subtle (less banal, if you will) than "красивый". And so is "прекрасный".