view

noun

1. 1

   Visual perception. The act of seeing or looking at something.

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

   Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view.

   , Book II, Chapter XXI Objects near our view are apt to be thought greater than those of a larger size are more remote.

   But Richmond […] appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw, peeping around the massive silver epergne that almost obscured him from her view, that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either.

2. 2

   Visual perception. The range of vision.

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

   The walls of Pluto's palace are in view.

3. 3

   Visual perception. Something to look at, such as scenery.

   My flat has a view of a junkyard.

   the view from a window

   'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view.

   "Well, there don't seem to be any what you might call views about here," he agreed. […] "I've been through the Willawee Ranges forty miles west of here, and I can guarantee the views there."

4. 4

   Visual perception. An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.

   That video got a million views.

   His other song, “Nepal Haseko,” became an anthem during last year's protests, and already has more than 10 million views on YouTube.

5. 5

   obsoleteVisual perception. Appearance; show; aspect.

   [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view / Dazzled, before we never knew.

6. 6

   A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.

   a fine view of Lake George

7. 7

   An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief. A mental image.

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

   I have with exact view perused thee, Hector.

8. 8

   An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief. A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.

   Your view on evolution is based on religious doctrines, not on scientific findings.

   to give a right view of this mistaken part of liberty

   There hasn’t been much polling data on consumer views of gene-edited foods, because they are still so new.

9. 9

   An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief. A point of view.

   From my view that is a stupid proposition.

   I think I have fairly broad views on the whole.

   “I believe deep inside everyone's heart is an underlying loneliness,” he says. Humanity longs for another species with comparable intelligence. AGI, in his view, isn’t just a profit engine but a companion on our civilizational journey.

10. 10

    An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief. An intention or prospect.

    He smuggled a knife into prison with a view to using it as a weapon.

    No man ever sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason for what he does

    With this view, they made a Guy Faux, or dummy figure of a boy, dressed in coat and cap; such as might in a poor light be mistaken for a living figure.

11. 11

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

12. 12

    The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with.

13. 13

    A wake.

verb

1. 1

   To look at.

   The video was viewed by millions of people.

   Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.

2. 2

   To regard in a stated way.

   I view it as a serious breach of trust.

Forms

plural

views

past tense

viewed

past participle

viewed

present participle

viewing

third person singular

views