VIA EDGAR
December 5, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Putnam Vista Fund (Reg. No. 2-27664) (811-1561) (the "Fund")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Fund hereby certifies that the form of class A and
class Y prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information
dated December 1, 1995 that would have been filed on behalf of
the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-
Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Fund's Registration Statement
on Form N-1A (the "Amendment") would not have differed from that
contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to
such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on
December 1, 1995.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be
directed to Karl Saur at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1159.
Very truly yours,
Putnam Vista Fund
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
By: ----------------------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: Joseph T. Turo, Esq.
