What does view mean?

Definitions for view
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word view.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. position, view, perspectivenoun

    a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

    "consider what follows from the positivist view"

  2. view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panoramanoun

    the visual percept of a region

    "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

  3. view, survey, sightnoun

    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. view, eyeshotnoun

    the range of the eye

    "they were soon out of view"

  5. opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thoughtnoun

    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. opinion, viewnoun

    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. viewnoun

    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. scene, viewnoun

    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. horizon, view, purviewnoun

    the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

    "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"

  10. viewverb

    outward appearance

    "they look the same in outward view"

  11. see, consider, reckon, view, regardverb

    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. view, consider, look atverb

    look at carefully; study mentally

    "view a problem"

  13. watch, view, see, catch, take inverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. viewnoun

    The act of seeing or looking at something.

    He changed seat to get a complete view of the stage.

  2. viewnoun

    The range of vision.

    If there are any rabbits in this park, they keep carefully out of our view.

  3. viewnoun

    Something to look at, such as a scenery.

    My flat has a view of a junkyard.

  4. viewnoun

    A picture.

    There was a view of the accident site on the front page.

  5. viewnoun

    A mental image.

    I need more information to get a better view of the situation.

  6. viewnoun

    A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.

    Your view on evolution is based on religion, not on scientific findings.

  7. viewnoun

    A point of view.

    From my view that is a stupid proposition.

  8. viewnoun

    An intention or prospect.

    I gave you the money with the view that you would invest it wisely.

  9. viewnoun

    A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.

  10. viewverb

    To look at.

    He viewed the painting and praised the artist for his masterpiece.

  11. viewverb

    To show.

    To view the desktop, click the small desktop icon on the bottom of your screen.

  12. viewnoun

    The part of a computer program which is visible to the user, the part the user interacts with; a user interface to the underlying logic of the program.

  13. viewnoun

    A wake

  14. Etymology: From vewe, from veue (French: vue), feminine past participle of veoir (French: voir).

Wikipedia

  1. view

    Acornsoft was the software arm of Acorn Computers, and a major publisher of software for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. As well as games, it also produced a large number of educational titles, extra computer languages and business and utility packages – these included word processor VIEW and the spreadsheet ViewSheet supplied on ROM and cartridge for the BBC Micro/Acorn Electron and included as standard in the BBC Master and Acorn Business Computer.

ChatGPT

  1. view

    A view refers to the ability or act of seeing, observing or examining something. It can also refer to a specific perspective, opinion or belief held by an individual. Additionally, in the context of graphical user interface, it relates to the visual representation of data or content in software or application.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Viewnoun

    the act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection

  2. Viewnoun

    mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case

  3. Viewnoun

    power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect

  4. Viewnoun

    that which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window

  5. Viewnoun

    the pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, /ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George

  6. Viewnoun

    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. Viewnoun

    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. Viewnoun

    appearance; show; aspect

  9. Viewverb

    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. Viewverb

    to survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view the subject in all its aspects

  11. 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 cf. Interview, Purview, Review, Vista.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. View

    vū, n. a seeing: sight: reach of the sight: whole extent seen: that which is seen: inspection, as by a jury, of the place of a crime, of the corpse, &c.: direction in which a thing is seen: the picture of a scene: a sketch: mental survey: mode of looking at or receiving: opinion: intention: (Shak.) show, appearance.—v.t. to see: to look at attentively: to examine intellectually.—adj. View′able, that can be viewed.—ns. View′er; View′-halloo′, the huntsman's cry when the fox breaks cover; View′iness, character of being viewy or visionary.—adj. View′less, not to be viewed: invisible.—adv. View′lessly.—adj. View′ly (prov.), pleasing to look at.—n. View′-point, point of view.—adjs. View′some (prov.), viewly; View′y (coll.), holding opinions vague or purely speculative.—Dissolving views, pictures thrown on a screen and made to pass one into the other; Field of view, the compass of visual power; In view of, having regard to; On view, open to public inspection; To the view (Shak.), in public. [Fr. vuevu, pa.p. of voir—L. vidēre, to see.]

Editors Contribution

  1. view

    A visual perception.

    The view was amazing.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  


  2. view

    An act of seeing.

    They are able to view the governmental meeting minutes on the internet.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 23, 2020  


  3. view

    An opinion or belief.

    The view of the people is important during an election.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020  


  4. view

    Range of vision.

    The view through the telescope of space is amazing, really appreciate the beauty of earth and universe.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020  

Suggested Resources

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. VIEW

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, View is ranked #66553 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The View surname appeared 297 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname View.

    79.8% or 237 total occurrences were White.
    12.7% or 38 total occurrences were Black.
    3% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.3% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'view' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #432

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'view' in Written Corpus Frequency: #516

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'view' in Nouns Frequency: #89

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'view' in Verbs Frequency: #446

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of view in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of view in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of view in a Sentence

  1. Brian Fitzpatrick:

    View diversity of thought as a strength, not a weakness to be criticized, i think people in general, but people particularly in our community here, respect someone who thinks for themselves that doesn't get sucked into the whole Hatfield vs. McCoy partisanship. People are just very tired of that.

  2. Fred Eno:

    Preliminary contacts were made with the insurgents by those ... involved in the previous negotiations, with a view to reviving the deal we struck last time, they (Boko Haram) have responded in the affirmative and so various channels are being explored.

  3. Ron DeSantis:

    It’s our view in Florida that we want to be standing up for the little guy against some of these massive media conglomerates.

  4. Pope Francis:

    We, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us were once foreigners, we must not be taken aback by their numbers, but rather view them as persons, seeing their faces and listening to their stories, trying to respond as best we can to their situation.

  5. Doug Meikle:

    The damage done to the reef is not only a disaster from an environmental point of view, but also due to the fact that the livelihoods of local communities depend upon healthy reefs, it's quite remarkable that the ship was so close.

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Translations for view

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • منظر, رأيArabic
  • görünüş, görüşAzerbaijani
  • parer, vista, veureCatalan, Valencian
  • pohled, dohled, názor, vize, zobrazit, dívat se na, prohlížet siCzech
  • udsigt, synDanish
  • Sicht, Aussicht, Anblick, View, Ansicht, sehen, anschauenGerman
  • vidoEsperanto
  • visión, vista, mirada, verSpanish
  • oletus, vaade, arusaam, kujutis, seisukoht, vaateväli, ettekujutus, vaatlemaEstonian
  • منظره, دید, دیدنPersian
  • näköala, tarkoitus, käsitys, näkymä, näkökulma, kuva, näköpiiri, oletus, näkemys, nähdä, vilkaista, katsoaFinnish
  • vue, regard, vision, considérer, regarderFrench
  • दर्शनHindi
  • kép, látvány, látómező, nézet, látás, szándék, nézés, rálátás, szempont, felvétel, kilátásHungarian
  • տեսարան, դիտելArmenian
  • spektarIdo
  • vista, visione, veduta, guardareItalian
  • 景色Japanese
  • 경치Korean
  • visus, adspectusLatin
  • tirohanga, whakaaro, tiro, whakaariMāori
  • കാഴ്ചMalayalam
  • zicht, beeld, view, bedoeling, mening, opvatting, visie, overzicht, vooruitzicht, afbeelding, uitzicht, kijken, naar, bekijkenDutch
  • synspunkt, syn, sikt, utsikt, visning, utsyn, se påNorwegian
  • widokPolish
  • vista, verPortuguese
  • вид, взгляд, видетьRussian
  • razmatranje, pogled, mišljenje, vidik, gledište, vidokrug, perspektiva, vid, stajalište, slika, vidjetiSerbo-Croatian
  • utsikt, vySwedish
  • maoniSwahili
  • பார்வைTamil
  • దృశ్యం, చూచుTelugu
  • geçerli görünüm, görünüm, görünüm menüsüTurkish
  • ملاحظہ کریںUrdu
  • cảnh vậtVietnamese

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