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View definition

View is a noun meaning "a way of regarding situations or topics etc." It has 13 meanings, as a noun and a verb, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
noun, verb
Syllables
1
Letters
4
How common
Everyday word

View as a noun

  1. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

    "consider what follows from the positivist view"

    Same sense: position, perspective

  2. the visual percept of a region

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

    Same sense: scene, aspect, prospect, vista, panorama

  3. the act of looking or seeing or observing

    "he tried to get a better view of it"

    Same sense: survey, sight

  4. the range of the eye

    "they were soon out of view"

    Same sense: eyeshot

  5. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

    Same sense: thought, opinion, sentiment, persuasion

  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

    Same sense: opinion

  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"

  8. graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept

    "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"

    Same sense: scene

  9. the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

    Same sense: horizon, purview

  10. outward appearance

    "they look the same in outward view"

View as a verb

  1. deem to be

    "She views this quite differently from me"

    Same sense: see, consider, regard, reckon

  2. look at carefully; study mentally

    "view a problem"

    Same sense: look at, consider

  3. see or watch

    "view a show on television"

    Same sense: see, take in, watch, catch

Synonyms and antonyms

How to say view

View has 1 syllable and rhymes with to. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with view

VIEW in word games

Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
11
Anagrams
1

Is VIEW a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check VIEW in the word checker, or unscramble VIEW to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.

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