# view

Pronunciation: say "VYOO" /vjuː/

## Noun

1. An opinion or way of thinking about something, or the standpoint from which it is considered ('in my view', 'from a legal point of view').
   - Simple: What someone thinks about something, or the way they look at it.
   - _The senator's views on trade have shifted over the past decade._
   - _Scientists once held the view that the continents never moved._
3. A scene or expanse of scenery that can be seen from a particular place.
   - Simple: Something you can see from a place, such as mountains, the sea, or a city.
   - _Apartments with a river view rent for nearly double the usual rate._
   - _We pulled over at an overlook to admire the view of the canyon._
5. A single instance of a web page, video, or other online content being watched or loaded by a user.
   - Simple: One time that a person watches a video or opens a web page.
   - _The channel needs a thousand more views before it qualifies for ad revenue._
   - _Analysts noticed that every view from the suspicious accounts lasted exactly three seconds._
6. The range of sight, or the state of being seen ('came into view', 'out of view', 'on view').
   - Simple: How far you can see, or whether something can be seen.
   - _The plane climbed until the runway dropped out of view._
   - _Two deer stood in full view of the cabin._
7. An act or instance of seeing or examining something with the eyes.
   - Simple: The act of looking at or seeing something with your eyes.
   - _Members get an early view of each exhibition before it opens to the public._
   - _A single view through the microscope was enough to convince her that the sample was contaminated._
8. The visible, interactive part of a computer program: the screens and controls a user sees and works with.
   - Simple: The part of a computer program that you can see and use on the screen.
   - _The update redesigned the main view without changing any of the underlying logic._
   - _Switching from the calendar view to the timeline view rearranges the same data on screen._
9. A pictorial representation, such as a drawing, painting, or sketch, typically depicting a place or scene.
   - Simple: A drawing, painting, or sketch of something, often a place or scene.
   - _The museum's new wing displays eighteenth-century views of Venice and its canals._
   - _She commissioned a watercolor view of the family estate as an anniversary gift._
10. An intention or purpose; a prospect or expectation of something to come.
   - Simple: A plan or hope for what you want to do or what may happen.
   - _The company restructured its debt with a view to expanding overseas next year._
   - _She kept retirement in view as she negotiated her contract._
11. An image of something formed in the mind rather than seen with the eyes.
   - Simple: A picture of something that you make or hold in your mind.
   - _The sailor's letters gave his family a vivid view of life on board, though none of them had ever been to sea._
   - _His novels build a detailed view of nineteenth-century street life in the reader's mind._

## Verb

2. To look at something; to watch or inspect it.
   - Simple: To look at something.
   - _Prospective buyers viewed the apartment twice before making an offer._
   - _Astronomers view distant galaxies through telescopes that filter out atmospheric distortion._
4. To regard or think of someone or something in a particular, stated way.
   - Simple: To think about someone or something in a certain way.
   - _Critics viewed the decision as a retreat from the company's founding mission._
   - _Most economists view inflation as the central risk facing the economy this year._

## Noun

12. Outward appearance or show; the aspect something presents to the eye. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The way something or someone looks on the outside.

## Other meanings

- (noun) A virtual table in a relational database, defined by a stored query, whose rows are produced from the underlying tables each time it is accessed.
- (noun) A wake; a gathering, typically before a funeral, at which mourners may see the body of the deceased.

## Origin

Old French veoir ("to see") had a feminine past participle veue, which passed through Anglo-Norman vewe into Middle English vewe. Italian vedere and Portuguese and Spanish ver are related.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/view (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).