"nice impression" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe a positive impact or perception that someone or something has left on another person. Example: "Samantha made a nice impression on her new colleagues during her first week at the company."
"A big doormat makes a nice impression," he said.
They make such a nice impression as they parade around town, neatly coiffed and tailored.
MAVERICKS 102, CAVALIERS 95 Tim Thomas took Dirk Nowitzki's spot in the starting lineup and did a nice impression with 22 points for host Dallas.
The other actors aren't quite as professional, though Jordan Cael makes a nice impression as Claudine's impossibly smart, beautiful and self-assured roommate.
We can create a nice impression with relatively low cost by designing a cover to hide the 'mess.' Our intention is to reassure customers that things have been seen to".
Carlo Ancelotti did a nice impression of Ronaldo's routine, arms back, chest-out, "sí-oooh" on his lips, while Ronaldo himself did a good impression of a man who really wasn't that happy that his team had scored when Bale put the ball in the net against Levante.
Clinton, btw, is doing well herself; both are making a very professional and, frankly, nice impressions to what is likely to be one of the largest debate audiences to date.
A yeasty baguette baked on site was swaddled in a cloth-lined basket; spread with pale butter, it made a nice first impression.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 8 — The sore-shouldered Eddy Curry had vacated the court, and Zach Randolph had all the room in the world to make a nice first impression.
Facebook typically looks to create the most enjoyable news feed possible, with increased return visit rates and the ad impressions they drive as a nice side effect.
This computer I have in front of me, I see plastic, titanium, bits of rubber, a fair bit of this if buried in the stratum it will at least leave a nice oblong detail and impression, probably parts of the structure itself.
