view
noun
1. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- consider what follows from the positivist view
Similar word(s): perspective, position
Definition categories: thought, orientation
2. the visual percept of a region
- the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views
Similar word(s): aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, vista
Definition categories: thought
3. the act of looking or seeing or observing
- he tried to get a better view of it
Similar word(s): sight, survey
Definition categories: act, look, looking
4. the range of the eye
- they were soon out of view
Similar word(s): eyeshot
Definition categories: location, range, reach
5. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Similar word(s): opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought
Definition categories: thought, belief
6. 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
Similar word(s): opinion
Definition categories: communication, content, message, substance
7. 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
Definition categories: thought, aim, design, intent, intention, purpose
8. graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment
Similar word(s): scene
Definition categories: man–made
9. the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
Similar word(s): horizon, purview
Definition categories: attribute, ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope
10. outward appearance
- they look the same in outward view
Definition categories: attribute, appearance
Sentences with view as a noun:
- He changed seat to get a complete view of the stage.
- If there are any rabbits in this park, they keep carefully out of our view.
- My flat has a view of a junkyard.
- the view from a window
- a fine view of Lake George
- I need more information to get a better view of the situation.
- Your view on evolution is based on religion, not on scientific findings.
- From my view that is a stupid proposition.
- He smuggled a knife into prison with a view to using it as a weapon.
verb
1. deem to be
- She views this quite differently from me
Similar word(s): consider, reckon, regard, see
Definition categories: cognition, believe, conceive, consider, think
2. look at carefully; study mentally
- view a problem
Similar word(s): consider
Definition categories: perception, analyse, analyze, canvass, examine, study
3. see or watch
- view a show on television
- view an exhibition
Similar word(s): catch, see, watch
Definition categories: perception, watch
Sentences with view as a verb:
- He viewed the painting and praised the artist for his masterpiece.
- To view the desktop, click the small desktop icon on the bottom of your screen.