viewable

adjective

view·​able ˈvyü-ə-bəl 

1

a

: capable of being seen : visible

The next solar eclipse that will be visible from North America is coming on June 10, 2021 when a partial solar eclipse will be viewable from the north-eastern U.S. and Canada.

—Jamie Carter

b

: capable of being inspected or examined in person

This lust for high-tech life is also answered in the … look of the Michael Jackson Suite at Disney World (viewable by appointment) at the fabulous Hotel Royal Plaza.

—Ellen Count

2

: capable of being watched (as on a display screen)

Before long, the boys have embellished their report with video segments (viewable on a nearby big-screen TV) …

—Charles Piller

Virgil and two friends, John Beck and Ken Dunn, had watched the news reports … on the set's one viewable channel.

—Leigh Montville

With Flash, you can create compact, streaming Web animations that are easily viewable on just about any platform.

—Ben Long

Examples of viewable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But will the weather in Greater Cincinnati create viewable conditions? —Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 11 May 2024

The northern lights may be viewable as far south as Alabama this weekend thanks to a rare severe geomagnetic storm. —Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024

The shower will be viewable in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere during pre-dawn hours, though the best viewing experience will be in the Southern Hemisphere. —Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 5 May 2024

The sandy planets even both have twin celestial bodies viewable from the surface – two suns on Tatooine and two moons on Arrakis. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024

Jupiter is only viewable from Boise for a couple of weeks in April, not rising above the horizon in early April or the month’s final week. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2024

Crescent shadows are only viewable during partial solar eclipses. —Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024

How long will the eclipse be viewable from Indianapolis? —Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2024

The first total solar eclipse in North America since 2017 was viewable Monday Millions of North Americans turned their faces skyward today, April 8, as the moon passed between the sun and the Earth during the first total solar eclipse anywhere in the United States since 2017. —Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

view entry 2 + -able

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1a