view Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
    position; perspective.
    • consider what follows from the positivist view
  2. noun the visual percept of a region
    prospect; vista; panorama; scene; aspect.
    • the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views
  3. noun the act of looking or seeing or observing
    survey; sight.
    • he tried to get a better view of it
    • his survey of the battlefield was limited
  4. noun the range of the eye
    eyeshot.
    • they were soon out of view
  5. noun a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
    thought; opinion; persuasion; sentiment.
    • my opinion differs from yours
    • I am not of your persuasion
    • what are your thoughts on Haiti?
  6. noun a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
    opinion.
    • his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page
  7. noun purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'
    • he took the computer with a view to pawning it
  8. noun graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
    scene.
    • he painted scenes from everyday life
    • figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment
  9. noun the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
    purview; horizon.
    • It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge
  10. noun outward appearance
    • they look the same in outward view
  11. verb deem to be
    reckon; see; regard; consider.
    • She views this quite differently from me
    • I consider her to be shallow
    • I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do
  12. verb look at carefully; study mentally
    look at; consider.
    • view a problem
  13. verb see or watch
    catch; see; watch; take in.
    • view a show on television
    • This program will be seen all over the world
    • view an exhibition
    • Catch a show on Broadway
    • see a movie

WordNet

View noun
Etymology
OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see, p. p. veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See Vision, and cl. Interview, Purview, Review, Vista.
Definitions
  1. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.
    Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view. Milton.
    Objects near our view are thought greater than those of a larger size are more remote. Locke.
    Surveying nature with too nice a view. Dryden.
  2. Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.
    I have with exact view perused thee, Hector. Shak.
  3. Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.
    The walls of Pluto's palace are in view. Dryden.
  4. That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.
    'T is distance lends enchantment to the view. Campbell.
  5. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.
  6. Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued.
    To give a right view of this mistaken part of liberty. Locke.
  7. That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.
    No man sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason. Locke.
  8. Appearance; show; aspect. Obs.
    [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view Dazzled, before we never knew. Waller.
View transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Viewed ; present participle & verbal noun Viewing
Definitions
  1. To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore.
    O, let me view his visage, being dead. Shak.
    Nearer to view his prey, and, unespied, To mark what of their state he more might learn. Milton.
  2. To survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view the subject in all its aspects.
    The happiest youth, viewing his progress through. Shak.

Webster 1913