view en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue f (French vue f), feminine past participle of veoir (“to see”) (French voir). Cognate with Italian vedere, as well as Portuguese and Spanish ver. Doublet of veduta and vista.
Meanings
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(physical) Visual perception. ▸ The act of seeing or looking at something.
Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view.
1671, John Milton, “The Fourth Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:He changed seats to get a complete view of the stage.
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.
1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:, Book II, Chapter XXI Objects near our view are apt to be thought greater than those of a larger size are more remote.
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(physical) 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.
1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
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(physical) Visual perception. ▸ Something to look at, such as scenery.
the view from a window
"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."
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 20:My flat has a view of a junkyard.
'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view.
1799, Thomas Campbell, The Pleasures of Hope:At Bleiken (50 miles), for the first time the Randsfjord comes into view, and a very lovely view it is, of the long winding island-studded lake with wooded shores and small sandy bays.
1955 July, M. D. Greville, “To the Valdres by Rail”, in Railway Magazine, page 458:
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(Internet, physical) Visual perception. ▸ An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
His other song, “Nepal Haseko,” became an anthem during last year's protests, and already has more than 10 million views on YouTube.
2026 March 11, Chad de Guzman, “Who Is Balendra Shah, the Rapper On Track to Become Nepal’s Next Prime Minister”, in TIME, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2026:That video got a million views.
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(obsolete, physical) Visual perception. ▸ Appearance; show; aspect.
[Graces] which, by the splendor of her view / Dazzled, before we never knew.
c. 1648, Edmund Waller, The Night-Piece:
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A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
a fine view of Lake George
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An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief. ▸ A mental image.
I have with exact view perused thee, Hector.
c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene v]:I need more information to get a better view of the situation.
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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
1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 2, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book I, page 21:There hasn’t been much polling data on consumer views of gene-edited foods, because they are still so new.
2019 May 30, Karen Weintraub, “Crispr gene-editing will change the way Americans eat – here's what's coming”, in The Guardian:
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An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief. ▸ A point of view.
“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.
2025 October 14, Catherine Thorbecke, “China’s AI Dragons Must Survive ‘Involution’ to Conquer the World”, in Bloomberg, Bloomberg L.P.:From my view that is a stupid proposition.
I think I have fairly broad views on the whole.
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An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief. ▸ An intention or prospect.
No man ever sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason for what he does
a. 1705, John Locke, “Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, in Posthumous Works of Mr. John Locke: […], London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], published 1706, →OCLC:He smuggled a knife into prison with a view to using it as a weapon.
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.
1903, Henry Kelsall Aspinall, Birkenhead and Its Surroundings, page 116:
- A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with.
- A wake.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| views | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
model (antonym(s) of “part of computer program”) · controller (antonym(s) of “part of computer program”)
Deriveds
in someone's view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · in view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · airview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · misview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewfinding (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view camera (Derived terms of view (noun)) · 30,000-foot view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · preview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · thirty-thousand-foot view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · heave in view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewcount (Derived terms of view (noun)) · frog's view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · short view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · rear view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · rearview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · take the long view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewfinder (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewshaft (Derived terms of view (noun)) · long view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewlet (Derived terms of view (noun)) · re-view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view from the top (Derived terms of view (noun)) · in plain view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · field of view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Valley View (Derived terms of view (noun)) · frog's-eye view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · rear-view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · in my view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · angle of view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewpoint (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view shaft (Derived terms of view (noun)) · take a dim view of (Derived terms of view (noun)) · subview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · foreview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewless (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewful (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewquake (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Grandview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · on any view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · rear-view mirror (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewport (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Mountain View County (Derived terms of view (noun)) · pay-per-view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Mount View (Derived terms of view (noun)) · world view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewy (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Peak View (Derived terms of view (noun)) · in view of (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewly (Derived terms of view (noun)) · overview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · worldview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · interview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view bar (Derived terms of view (noun)) · review (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewsome (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Swan View (Derived terms of view (noun)) · stereoview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · lakeview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewspaper (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view-point (Derived terms of view (noun)) · clear view screen (Derived terms of view (noun)) · on view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · listview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · world-view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · side-view mirror (Derived terms of view (noun)) · take a view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Longview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · dissolving view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewship (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewgraph (Derived terms of view (noun)) · sea-view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view from nowhere (Derived terms of view (noun)) · out of view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · heave into view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · in full view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · model-view-presenter (Derived terms of view (noun)) · exploded view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · by-view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · multiview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewscreen (Derived terms of view (noun)) · with a view to (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewdata (Derived terms of view (noun)) · counterview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · model-view-controller (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view model (Derived terms of view (noun)) · sideview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view plane (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewphone (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewbot (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Shoreview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view halloo (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view someone's etchings (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Rocky View County (Derived terms of view (noun)) · surview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Mountain View (Derived terms of view (noun)) · frog view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · self-view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Springview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · afterview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Innes View (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Valleyview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · point of view (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view angle (Derived terms of view (noun)) · oceanview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewbook (Derived terms of view (noun)) · Seaview (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view of frankpledge (Derived terms of view (noun)) · viewscape (Derived terms of view (noun)) · view finder (Derived terms of view (noun))
Descendants
Hyponyms
bankruptcy view · exploded view · page view · worm's-eye view · bird's-eye view · worm's eye view · counterview
Synonyms
view · choice · conclusion · determination · censure · sight · play · pageview · verdict · inference · eyeshot · award · decision · ergotism · illation · take · mind · mind · conclusion · deduction · result · take · opinion · vista · judgement/judgment · sight
Translations (344)
uk ви́гляд (something to look at) · es vista (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · el βλέμμα (way of understanding) · ca vista (range of vision) · sv utsikt (picture) · ps منظره (something to look at) · he כוונה \ כַּוָּנָה (intention) · es lectura (way of understanding) · nl visie (way of understanding) · es tesis (way of understanding) · ca vista (seeing) · uk то́чка зо́ру (point of view) · vi cảnh vật (something to look at) · he מַרְאֶה (something to look at) · nl overzicht (mental image) · bg и́зглед (something to look at) · ko 조회 (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · hu látómező (range of vision) · az görüş (way of understanding) · ka აზრი (point of view) · ro vedere (something to look at) · ca opinió (point of view) · tg манзара (something to look at) · txb pilko (seeing) · fi näköala (something to look at) · nl visie (mental image) · ka ხედი (range of vision) · nb visning (computing: user interface part of program) · bg въ́зглед (mental image) · ro punct de vedere (point of view) · pl widok (seeing) · ar مَنْظَرَة (something to look at) · hu szempont (point of view) · es visualización (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · et arusaam (way of understanding) · bg гле́дка (seeing) · fi käsitys (mental image) · et vaateväli (range of vision) · sh glȅdīšte (mental image) · cy golygfa (seeing) · fi näkymä (something to look at) · cmn 視圖 /视图 (computing: logical table in database) · mi tirohanga (something to look at) · ja 景色 (something to look at) · cs dohled (range of vision) · fr vue (range of vision) · bg разби́ране (way of understanding) · ru представле́ние (computing: logical table in database) · is útsýni (something to look at) · nb utsyn (seeing) · pt vista (range of vision) · ka თვალთახედვა (point of view) · nb sikt (seeing) · sa दृष्टि (way of understanding) · de Ansicht (something to look at) · ca vista (something to look at) · fi oletus (intention) · ko 시야 (range of vision) · ru то́чка зре́ния (point of view) · pt visão (computing: logical table in database) · mi whakaaro (point of view) · he תצוגה (computing: user interface part of program) · bg и́зглед (seeing) · el πρόθεση (intention) · be пункт гле́джання (point of view) · eo vido (mental image) · ca parer (way of understanding) · hu kép (picture) · kk көрініс (something to look at) · uz koʻrinish (something to look at) · uk по́гляд (way of understanding) · es reproducción (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · et oletus (intention) · pl perspektywa (computing: user interface part of program) · fi kuva (mental image) · hi नज़र (seeing) · ur مَنْظَر (something to look at) · sh stȁjalīšte (point of view) · vi tầm nhìn (computing: user interface part of program) · gl vista (something to look at) · pt visão (way of understanding) · ru взгляд (way of understanding) · he דֵּעָה (point of view) · nl beeld (computing: user interface part of program) · ru вид (something to look at) · it visione (mental image) · de Aussicht (range of vision) · sh vȉdokrūg (range of vision) · pt visão (seeing) · hu látás (seeing) · ru представле́ние (computing: user interface part of program) · nl zicht (seeing) · fr vue (computing: logical table in database) · es visión (way of understanding) · hi दृष्टिकोण (point of view) · th มุมมอง (point of view) · it vista (something to look at) · fi näkymä (computing: logical table in database) · la speciēs (seeing) · cs výhled (something to look at) · el ματιά (way of understanding) · sa दृष्टि (point of view) · hu nézet (way of understanding) · gl visualización (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · sv vy (picture) · ca visualització (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · es vista (something to look at) · he ראייה \ רְאִיָּה (seeing) · fi näköpiiri (range of vision) · el θέα (something to look at) · ka მოსაზრება (point of view) · he ראייה \ רְאִיָּה (point of view) · it vista (range of vision) · bg кръгозо́р (range of vision) · sh razmatranje (way of understanding) · nl visie (point of view) · nn innsyn (seeing) · nl zicht (range of vision) · fi näkymä (seeing) · fi näkymä (picture) · nb innsyn (seeing) · es vista (range of vision) · la speciēs (something to look at) · sh по̏гле̄д (something to look at) · hy տեսարան (something to look at) · be пункт по́гляду (point of view) · ml കാഴ്ച (something to look at) · da syn (point of view) · hu rálátás (mental image) · de Sicht (something to look at) · km ទេសភាព (something to look at) · id penglihatan (range of vision) · el εικόνα (picture) · cy golygfa (something to look at) · nl vooruitzicht (intention) · de Sicht (computing: user interface part of program) · cs názor (point of view) · pt visualização (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · ro priveliște (something to look at) · nl zicht (mental image) · fr opinion (point of view) · pl widok (something to look at) · de Anblick (something to look at) · ca parer (point of view) · la visus (computing: logical table in database) · ro vedere (seeing) · az baxış (point of view) · uk вид (picture) · pt reprodução (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · de Aufruf (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · sl pogled (something to look at) · sh pȍglēd (seeing) · mk поглед (something to look at) · fa ویو (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · he מַרְאֶה (computing: user interface part of program) · fa-ira مَنْظَر (something to look at) · lt vaizdas (something to look at) · uk ви́гляд (seeing) · nb utsikt (something to look at) · el προοπτική (point of view) · pl widok (picture) · sv sikt (range of vision) · it veduta (something to look at) · fr regard (way of understanding) · zza asayış (picture) · hi नज़र (point of view) · sv synpunkt (point of view) · fi kuva (picture) · gl reprodución (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · fr vue (something to look at) · fr visionnement (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · hu kilátás (something to look at) · ka თვალთახედვა (way of understanding) · hu nézőpont (point of view) · sw maoni (mental image) · nb synspunkt (way of understanding) · mi tirohanga (range of vision) · et vaade (something to look at) · nl view (computing: user interface part of program) · nl uitzicht (something to look at) · sv ståndpunkt (point of view) · id pandangan (seeing) · fa-ira دید (something to look at) · el άποψη (point of view) · es vista (seeing) · az görünüş (picture) · sh vìdīk (range of vision) · tr görünüm (computing: logical table in database) · he מַרְאֶה (range of vision) · ug كۆرۈنۈش (something to look at) · ru представление (mental image) · sh pȍglēd (mental image) · fr point de vue (point of view) · grc ὅραμα (something to look at) · tr manzara (something to look at) · da udsigt (something to look at) · fr vue (seeing) · ur مَنْظَرَہ (something to look at) · sh vȋd (range of vision) · pl obraz (picture) · be пункт гле́джаньня (point of view) · sh glȅdīšte (point of view) · nb synspunkt (point of view) · sw maoni (intention) · it visualizzazione (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · az baxış (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · az baxım (point of view) · sh perspektíva (point of view) · bg намере́ние (intention) · ru вид (picture) · zza manzere (something to look at) · nl opvatting (way of understanding) · id pandangan (way of understanding) · eo vidkampo (range of vision) · uk по́гляд (point of view) · et vaade (seeing) · cs pohled (point of view) · de Sicht (seeing) · uk вид (seeing) · ca punt de vista (point of view) · ast vista (something to look at) · mn үзэмж (something to look at) · nl zicht (something to look at) · et ettekujutus (mental image) · fr vision (mental image) · nb utsikt (seeing) · vi quan điểm (point of view) · vi lượt xem (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · et seisukoht (point of view) · he ראייה \ רְאִיָּה (way of understanding) · fi näkymä (computing: user interface part of program) · cmn 景色 (something to look at) · hu felhasználói felület (computing: user interface part of program) · de Aussicht (seeing) · sh mȉšljēnje (way of understanding) · nl beeld (seeing) · bg вид (something to look at) · nl view (computing: logical table in database) · cs pohled (seeing) · tr görünüm menüsü (computing: user interface part of program) · el θέα (range of vision) · fr vue (computing: user interface part of program) · pt visão (mental image) · uk по́гляд (range of vision) · pt ponto de vista (point of view) · sv vy (something to look at) · fi tarkoitus (intention) · la adspectus (something to look at) · hi प्रेक्षा (seeing) · es parecer (point of view) · es mirada (way of understanding) · ko 경치 (something to look at) · fa-ira وِیو (something to look at) · la praespectus (seeing) · zza weynayış (point of view) · el θέα (seeing) · hi दृश्य (something to look at) · el εικόνα (mental image) · nb sikt (range of vision) · nn sjon (seeing) · bg гле́дна то́чка (point of view) · ru вид (range of vision) · th วิว (something to look at) · ca visió (mental image) · nl afbeelding (picture) · he הֲבָנָה (way of understanding) · ky көрүнүш (something to look at) · az rəy (point of view) · ka ხედვა (point of view) · ko 관점 (point of view) · ka თვალსაწიერი (range of vision) · id pemandangan (something to look at) · de Sicht (computing: logical table in database) · it punto di vista (point of view) · ja 観点 (point of view) · sv mening (point of view) · ka ხედი (something to look at) · la sententia (point of view) · sv utsikt (something to look at) · pt view (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · tr geçerli görünüm (computing: user interface part of program) · hi चित्र (picture) · fi näköala (range of vision) · hu szándék (intention) · eo vidaĵo (something to look at) · fa-ira مَنْظَرِه (something to look at) · ka ხედი (seeing) · cs vize (mental image) · id pandangan (range of vision) · bg пейза́ж (picture) · be вы́гляд (something to look at) · pl pogląd (seeing) · uz manzara (something to look at) · pl punkt widzenia (point of view) · be від (picture) · eo vido (way of understanding) · ar مَشْهَد (something to look at) · hi व्यू (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · he נוֹף (something to look at) · ar مَنْظَر (something to look at) · nl beeld (picture) · hu felvétel (picture) · de View (computing: logical table in database) · az nəzər nöqtəsi (point of view) · fr vue (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · fi näkemys (way of understanding) · fi katselukerta (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · sk výhľad (something to look at) · ca vista (computing: logical table in database) · nl mening (point of view) · hi दर्शन (range of vision) · hi दर्शन (way of understanding) · it vista (computing: logical table in database) · ca reproducció (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · es visión (mental image) · ru наме́рение (intention) · sw maoni (way of understanding) · hu látvány (something to look at) · es estampa (picture) · et kujutis (picture) · hu nézés (seeing) · pt view (computing: logical table in database) · el σκοπός (intention) · it vista (seeing) · ru просмотр (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · vi khung nhìn (computing: user interface part of program) · sh slȉka (picture) · pl perspektywa (computing: logical table in database) · ga radharc (something to look at) · fi näkökulma (point of view) · az görüş (point of view) · it opinione (mental image) · nl bedoeling (intention) · te దృశ్యం (something to look at) · th ทิวทัศน์ (something to look at) · pt vista (something to look at) · ru вид (seeing) · nb syn (mental image) · cmn 觀點 /观点 (point of view) · ug مەنزىرە (something to look at) · is áhorf (internet: individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user) · az mənzərə (something to look at) · tk görnüş (something to look at) · sh pȍglēd (something to look at)