What is the meaning of view?

noun

  • A way of regarding situations or topics etc..
    • usage: "consider what follows from the positivist view"
  • The visual percept of a region.
    • usage: "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
  • The act of looking or seeing or observing.
    • usage: "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
  • The range of the eye.
    • usage: "they were soon out of view"
  • A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.
    • usage: "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti"
  • 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.
    • usage: "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"
  • Purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'.
    • usage: "he took the computer with a view to pawning it"
  • Graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept.
    • usage: "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"
  • The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated.
    • usage: "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
  • Outward appearance.
    • usage: "they look the same in outward view"

verb

  • Deem to be.
    • usage: "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"
  • Look at carefully; study mentally.
    • usage: "view a problem"
  • See or watch.
    • usage: "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"
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APAWordNet. (2010). View. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/view/definitions/1192500
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "View" http://smartdefine.org/view/definitions/1192500 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, View, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/view/definitions/1192500>.
MLAWordNet. "View" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/view/definitions/1192500>
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