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Synonyms of View

contemplation, regard, sight, check, checkup, inspection, perusal, scrutiny, study, conviction, feeling, idea

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[vyoo] Pronunciation Key,

–noun

1.	an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.

2.	sight; vision.

3.	range of sight or vision: Several running deer came into the view of the hunters.

4.	a sight or prospect of a landscape, the sea, etc.: His apartment affords a view of the park.

5.	a picture or photograph of something: The postcard bears a view of Vesuvius.

6.	a particular manner of looking at something: From a practical view, the situation presents several problems.

7.	contemplation or consideration of a matter with reference to action: a project in view.

8.	aim, intention, or purpose.

9.	prospect; expectation: the view for the future.

10.	a sight afforded of something from a position stated or qualified: a bird's-eye view.

11.	a general account or description of a subject.

12.	a conception of a thing; opinion; theory: His view was not supported by the facts.

13.	a survey; inspection: a view of Restoration comedy.

–verb (used with object)

14.	to see; watch: to view a movie.

15.	to look at; survey; inspect: to view the construction of a road.

16.	to contemplate mentally; consider: to view the repercussions of a decision.

17.	to regard in a particular light or as specified: She views every minor setback as a disaster.

18.	Fox Hunting. to sight (a fox).

—Idioms

19.

in view,

a.	within range of vision.

b.	under consideration.

c.	as an end sought: She went over the material with the scholarship examination in view.

20.	in view of, in consideration of; on account of: In view of the circumstances, it seems best to wait until tomorrow.

21.	on view, in a place for public inspection; on exhibition: The latest models of automobiles are now on view.

22.

with a view to,

a.	with the aim or intention of.

b.	with the expectation or hope of: They saved their money with a view to being able to buy a house someday.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME v(i)ewe (n.) < AF; MF veue sight < VL *vidūta, n. use of fem. of *vidūtus, for L vīsus, ptp. of vidére to see

]

—Synonyms 4. View, prospect, scene, vista refer to a landscape or perspective. View is a general word, referring to whatever lies open to sight: a fine view of the surrounding country. Prospect suggests a sweeping and often distant view, as from a place of vantage: a beautiful prospect to the south. Scene suggests an organic unity in the details such as is to be found in a picture: a woodland scene. Vista suggests a long, narrow view, as along an avenue between rows of trees: a pleasant vista. 8. object, design, end, intent. 12. belief, judgment, estimation, assessment, impression, valuation. See opinion. 14. witness, contemplate, regard.

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view (vyōō) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. An examination or inspection: used binoculars to get a better view.
2. A sight; a look.
A systematic survey; coverage: a view of Romantic poetry.
An individual and personal perception, judgment, or interpretation; an opinion: In his view, aid to the rebels should be suspended. See Synonyms at opinion.
Field of vision: The aircraft has disappeared from view.
A scene or vista: the view from the tower.
A picture of a landscape: a view of Paris, done in oils.
A way of showing or seeing something, as from a particular position or angle: a side view of the house.
Something kept in sight as an aim or intention: "The pitch of the roof had been calculated with a view to the heavy seasonal rains" (Caroline Alexander).
Expectation; chance: The measure has no view of success.

tr.v. viewed, view·ing, views

To look at; watch: view an exhibit of etchings.
1. To examine or inspect: viewed the house they were thinking of buying.
2. To survey or study mentally; consider.
To think of in a particular way; regard: doesn't view herself as a success; viewed their efforts unfavorably. See Synonyms at see¹.

[Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman, from feminine past participle of veoir, to see, from Latin vidēre; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

view'a·ble adj.

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view (n.)

1415, "formal inspection or survey" (of land), from Anglo-Fr. vewe "view," from O.Fr. veue, noun use of fem. pp. of veoir "to see," from L. videre "to see" (see vision). Sense of "act of seeing, manner of regarding something" first recorded 1573. Meaning "sight or prospect of a landscape, etc." is recorded from 1606. The verb is 1523, from the noun. Viewer "watcher of television," first recorded 1935, in place of earlier suggestion looker-in (1927). Viewing "last presentation of a dead body before the funeral" is recorded from 1944.

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view
noun
1.	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" [syn: position]
2.	the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
3.	the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
4.	the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view"
5.	a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: opinion]
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; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" [syn: 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; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment" [syn: scene]
9.	the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" [syn: horizon]
10.	outward appearance; "they look the same in outward view"
verb
1.	deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: see]
2.	look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"
3.	see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: watch]

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view

see bird's eye view; in (view) the light of; in view; on view; point of view; take a dim view; with a view to.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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Bay View Gardens, IL (village, FIPS 4273) Location: 40.80979 N, 89.51900 W
Population (1990): 418 (152 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Umber View Heights, MO (village, FIPS 74473) Location: 37.62420 N, 93.80385 W
Population (1990): 34 (21 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Desert View Highlands, CA (CDP, FIPS 19052) Location: 34.58975 N, 118.15261 W
Population (1990): 2154 (769 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Mountain View Acres, CA (CDP, FIPS 49684) Location: 34.49678 N, 117.34795 W
Population (1990): 2469 (775 housing units)
Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

View Park-Windsor Hills, CA (CDP, FIPS 82667) Location: 33.99630 N, 118.34879 W
Population (1990): 11769 (4749 housing units)
Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

E View, KY Zip code(s): 42732

Grand View-on-Hudson, NY (village, FIPS 29872) Location: 41.05840 N, 73.90738 W
Population (1990): 271 (139 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 5.9 sq km (water)

Mountain View, OK (town, FIPS 49650) Location: 35.09866 N, 98.75041 W
Population (1990): 1086 (534 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 73062

Mountain View, MO (city, FIPS 50438) Location: 36.99475 N, 91.69869 W
Population (1990): 2036 (966 housing units)
Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65548

Ocean View, NJ Zip code(s): 08230

Plain View, VA Zip code(s): 23156

Mountain View, HI (CDP, FIPS 53300) Location: 19.52066 N, 155.14925 W
Population (1990): 3075 (1326 housing units)
Area: 217.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 96771

Pleasant View, CO Zip code(s): 81331

Mountain View, CO (town, FIPS 52350) Location: 39.77570 N, 105.05575 W
Population (1990): 550 (280 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80212

Pleasant View, KY Zip code(s): 40769

Water View, VA Zip code(s): 23180

Valley View, TX (town, FIPS 74756) Location: 33.48538 N, 97.16081 W
Population (1990): 640 (262 housing units)
Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 76272

Valley View, PA (CDP, FIPS 79682) Location: 39.94990 N, 76.70129 W
Population (1990): 2911 (1263 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17983

West View, PA (borough, FIPS 84144) Location: 40.51830 N, 80.03387 W
Population (1990): 7734 (3352 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15229

Southern View, IL (village, FIPS 70759) Location: 39.75810 N, 89.65207 W
Population (1990): 1906 (833 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62703

Prairie View, KS (city, FIPS 57525) Location: 39.83173 N, 99.57294 W
Population (1990): 111 (78 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67664

Prairie View, IL Zip code(s): 60069

Pleasant View, TN Zip code(s): 37146

Morning View, KY Zip code(s): 41063

Oak View, CA (CDP, FIPS 53182) Location: 34.39967 N, 119.29545 W
Population (1990): 3606 (1251 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 93022

Grand View, ID (city, FIPS 32770) Location: 42.98351 N, 116.09001 W
Population (1990): 330 (163 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 83624

High View, WV Zip code(s): 26808

Church View, VA Zip code(s): 23032

Grand View, WI Zip code(s): 54839

Belle View, VA Zip code(s): 22307

Bay View, WI Zip code(s): 53207

Lake View, IA (city, FIPS 42690) Location: 42.30617 N, 95.04663 W
Population (1990): 1303 (793 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51450

Lake View, NY Zip code(s): 14085

Bay View, MI Zip code(s): 49770

Lake View, SC (town, FIPS 39715) Location: 34.34022 N, 79.16688 W
Population (1990): 872 (356 housing units)
Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29563

Mountain View, CA (city, FIPS 49670) Location: 37.40200 N, 122.07764 W
Population (1990): 67460 (31487 housing units)
Area: 31.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 94040, 94041, 94043

Garden View, PA (CDP, FIPS 28456) Location: 41.25650 N, 77.04870 W
Population (1990): 2687 (1159 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Forest View, IL (village, FIPS 26987) Location: 41.80655 N, 87.78098 W
Population (1990): 743 (309 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

Prairie View, TX (city, FIPS 59336) Location: 30.08319 N, 95.98912 W
Population (1990): 4004 (698 housing units)
Area: 18.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Skyline View, PA (CDP, FIPS 71032) Location: 40.33825 N, 76.72630 W
Population (1990): 2370 (815 housing units)
Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

City View, SC (town, FIPS 14455) Location: 34.86198 N, 82.42684 W
Population (1990): 1490 (640 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Bay View, OH (village, FIPS 4402) Location: 41.46885 N, 82.82363 W
Population (1990): 739 (336 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Valley View, PA (CDP, FIPS 79680) Location: 40.64608 N, 76.54012 W
Population (1990): 1749 (739 housing units)
Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Valley View, OH (village, FIPS 79268) Location: 41.38633 N, 81.60693 W
Population (1990): 2137 (691 housing units)
Area: 14.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Harbor View, OH (village, FIPS 33376) Location: 41.69263 N, 83.44460 W
Population (1990): 122 (53 housing units)
Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Island View, MN (city, FIPS 31454) Location: 48.60596 N, 93.19069 W
Population (1990): 150 (187 housing units)
Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 13.0 sq km (water)

Mountain View, WY (CDP, FIPS 55200) Location: 42.88407 N, 106.44489 W
Population (1990): 1345 (488 housing units)
Area: 36.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Mountain View, WY (town, FIPS 55345) Location: 41.27146 N, 110.33560 W
Population (1990): 1189 (439 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Lake View, AR (town, FIPS 38110) Location: 34.42315 N, 90.81028 W
Population (1990): 526 (178 housing units)
Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Mountain View, AR (city, FIPS 47540) Location: 35.86995 N, 92.11111 W
Population (1990): 2439 (1172 housing units)
Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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Population (1990): 3229 (1474 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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Population (1990): 606 (452 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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Population (1990): 12541 (4885 housing units)
Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

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Population (1990): 2192 (740 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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Population (1990): 1085 (447 housing units)
Area: 26.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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Population (1990): 3603 (1146 housing units)
Area: 17.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Mountain View, NC (CDP, FIPS 44781) Location: 35.68300 N, 81.36918 W
Population (1990): 3697 (1311 housing units)
Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Hawaiian Ocean View, HI (CDP, FIPS 12530) Location: 19.06873 N, 155.76498 W
Population (1990): 969 (626 housing units)
Area: 264.2 sq km (land), 11.6 sq km (water)

South Park View, KY (city, FIPS 72138) Location: 38.11920 N, 85.71821 W
Population (1990): 214 (75 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Emory-Meadow View, VA (CDP, FIPS 25800) Location: 36.77316 N, 81.84644 W
Population (1990): 2248 (630 housing units)
Area: 23.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

North Vandergrift-Pleasant View, PA (CDP, FIPS 55484) Location: 40.60851 N, 79.56438 W
Population (1990): 1431 (619 housing units)
Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

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View

View\, n. [OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see, p. p. veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See Vision, and cl. Interview, Purview, Review, Vista.]

1. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view. --Milton.

Objects near our view are thought greater than those of a larger size are more remote. --Locke.

Surveying nature with too nice a view. --Dryden.

2. Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.

I have with exact view perused thee, Hector. --Shak.

3. Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.

The walls of Pluto's palace are in view. --Dryden.

4. That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.

'T is distance lends enchantment to the view. --Campbell.

5. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, ?ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.

6. Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued.

To give a right view of this mistaken part of liberty. --Locke.

7. That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.

No man sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason. --Locke.

8. Appearance; show; aspect. [Obs.]

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

Field of view. See under Field.

Point of view. See under Point.

To have in view, to have in mind as an incident, object, or aim; as, to have one's resignation in view.

View halloo, the shout uttered by a hunter upon seeing the fox break cover.

View of frankpledge (Law), a court of record, held in a hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. --Blackstone.

View of premises (Law), the inspection by the jury of the place where a litigated transaction is said to have occurred.

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View

View\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Viewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Viewing.]

1. To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore.

O, let me view his visage, being dead. --Shak.

Nearer to view his prey, and, unespied, To mark what of their state he more might learn. --Milton.

2. To survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view the subject in all its aspects.

The happiest youth, viewing his progress through. --Shak.

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