Pass with distant end in view (5)
I believe the answer is:
vista
'view' is the definition.
(I know that view can be written as vista)
'pass with distant end' is the wordplay.
'pass' becomes 'visa' (pass allowing international travel).
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'end' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'distant' is 't'.
'visa' placed around 't' is 'VISTA'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for vista that I've seen before include "Distant view" , "Prospect, view" , "One gives a long look" , "Panoramic view" , "Panoramic scene" .)