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Definition of 'View'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) view
an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.

2.  view
sight or vision.

3.  view
range of sight or vision:
objects in view.

4.  view
a sight or prospect of a landscape, the sea, etc.

5.  view
a picture or photograph of a scene.

6.  view
a particular manner of looking at something:
from a practical view.

7.  view
mental contemplation or examination; a mental survey.

8.  view
aim, intention, or purpose.

9.  view
prospect or expectation:
the view for the future.

10.  view
a sight afforded of something from a position stated or qualified:
a bird's-eye view.

11.  view
a general account or survey of a subject.

12.  view
a personal attitude; opinion; judgment.

13. (v.t.) view
to see; watch; behold.

14.  view
to look at; survey; inspect.

15.  view
to contemplate mentally; consider.

16.  view
to regard in a particular light or as specified:
Experts viewed the situation with alarm.

17.  view
in view,

18.  view
within range of vision.

19.  view
under consideration.

20.  view
as an ultimate goal or purpose.

21.  view
in view of, because of; in thinking about; considering.

22.  view
on view, in a place for public inspection; on exhibition.

23.  view
with a view to,

24.  view
with the aim or intention of:
to work hard with a view to getting promoted.

25.  view
with the expectation or hope of.

Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME v(i)ewe (n.) < AF; MF veue sight < VL *vidūta, n. use of fem. of *vidūtus, for L vīsus, ptp. of vidēre to see)

Definition of 'View'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) position, view, perspective
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
"consider what follows from the positivist view"

2. (noun) view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
the visual percept of a region
"the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

3. (noun) view, survey, sight
the act of looking or seeing or observing
"he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"

4. (noun) view, eyeshot
the range of the eye
"they were soon out of view"

5. (noun) opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
"my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

6. (noun) opinion, view
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
"his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

7. (noun) view
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) scene, view
graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
"he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"

9. (noun) horizon, view, purview
the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
"It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"

10. (verb) view
outward appearance
"they look the same in outward view"

11. (verb) see, consider, reckon, view, regard
deem to be
"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) view, consider, look at
look at carefully; study mentally
"view a problem"

13. (verb) watch, view, see, catch, take in
see or watch
"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"

Definition of 'View'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) view
everything that can be seen from a particular location
the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower; a stunning view of the hills

2.  view
come into view
to start to be visible
As you come out of the tunnel the whole city comes into view.

3.  view
an opinion
What's your view on the issue?; In my view, it's far too expensive.

4.  view
in view of
as a result of
In view of these difficulties, we have decided to postpone the meeting.

5.  view
with a view to
with the aim or purpose of
We bought the property with a view to selling it in a few years' time.

6. (verb) view
to have a particular opinion about, or to consider in a particular way
Voters viewed his speech with skepticism.; The accused will not be viewed favorably by the jury.; Torture is generally viewed as immoral.

7.  view
to watch
Millions of people viewed his video online.; We'll be able to view the fireworks from the boat.

Definition of 'View'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) View
the act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection

2. (noun) View
mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case

3. (noun) View
power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect

4. (noun) View
that which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window

5. (noun) View
the pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, /ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George

6. (noun) View
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

7. (noun) View
that which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping

8. (noun) View
appearance; show; aspect

9. (verb) View
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

10. (verb) View
to survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view the subject in all its aspects

Translation of 'View'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.
Afrikaans: uitsig	Arabic: مَشْهَد، مَنْظَر	Bulgarian: изглед
Brazilian: vista	Czech: pohled	German: die (An)Sicht
Danish: udsigt	Greek: θέα, άποψη	Spanish: vista
Estonian: vaade	Farsi: منظره	Finnish: näkymä
French: vue	Hebrew: נוֹף	Hindi: दृष्टि
Croatian: pogled	Hungarian: kilátás	Indonesian: pemandangan
Icelandic: sÿn, sjón; útsÿni; (lands	Italian: vista	Japanese: 眺め
Korean: 시각, 시야	Lithuanian: reginys, vaizdas	Latvian: skats; ainava
Malay: pemandangan	Dutch: uitzicht, gezicht	Norwegian: utsikt, utsyn; landskapsb
Polish: widok	Portuguese: vista	Romanian: privelişte, vedere
Russian: вид; пейзаж	Slovak: výhľad, pohľad	Slovenian: pogled
Serbian: pogled	Swedish: utsikt, vy	Thai: ภาพทิวทัศน์
Turkish: manzara	Taiwanese: 視野，景色	Ukrainian: вид; краєвид
Urdu: منظر	Vietnamese: quang cảnh	Chinese: 景色
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