I. ˈvyü noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English vewe, from Middle French veue, vue, from Old French, from feminine of veu, vu, past participle of veeir, veoir, voir to see, from Latin vidēre — more at wit
1. : the act of seeing or beholding ; specifically : an inspection by the jury of a court of law of a place where a litigated transaction (as a crime or tort) occurred or of premises or some other object (as a corpse) involved in a legal proceeding
2. : a formal examination : inspection
a close view of all details
: survey
a view of German literature
3. : mode or manner of looking at or regarding something : conception , grasp
an imperfect view of parliamentary government
4. : an overall survey : complete summary
a columnist's view of the world crisis
5. : what is revealed to the vision or can usually be seen
the view from a picture window
also : an extensive or imposing prospect : panorama
Alpine views
6. : extent or range of vision : sight
no ships in view
7.
a. : something that is looked toward or kept in sight : object , aim
with no view in mind
diplomatic maneuvers with a view to establishing a clear case
b. : something that is expected : prospect
no hope in view
8.
a. : a pictorial representation : sketch
a photographic view
a view of the local town hall
also : diagram
b. : the graphic projection of an object upon a plane obtained by finding the intersections with the plane of parallel lines drawn through the points of the object
9. dialect : appearance , aspect
if you're an ugly man to be looking at, I'm thinking your tongue's worse than your view — J.M.Synge
10. : intellectual makeup : spiritual and cultural nature
literary themes which reveal the view of their author
Synonyms: see opinion
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- at the view
- in view of
- on view
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1.
a. : to examine carefully or officially : inspect
view evidence
view records
b. archaic : explore
2. : to look at attentively : scrutinize , observe
view a landscape
3. : to consider especially with earnest attention or with an attempt at wide or overall comprehension
view a problem
: take under consideration
view applications for membership
Synonyms: see see