view

verb

viewed; viewing; views

transitive verb

1

: to look at attentively : scrutinize, observe

view an exhibit

2

a

: see, watch

b

: to look on in a particular light : regard

doesn't view himself as a rebel

3

: to survey or examine mentally : consider

view all sides of a question

Synonyms of view

• review
• examine
• scan
• survey
• inspect

Examples of view in a Sentence

The building is most impressive when viewed from the front.

A medical examiner is now viewing the evidence.

The program was viewed by millions of people.

Different people view this problem in different ways.

Recent Examples on the Web

What’s the best way to view northern lights in Boise? —Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2026

Per Peacock, the show generated the biggest original series launch in the streamer’s history, with 46 million hours viewed in its first three weeks of availability. —Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 June 2026

Some of the features of the interface, which were shown to CNBC, include tracking popular contracts by 24-hour volumes across various categories, the ability to see all trades as they’re actively placed and also to view individual contracts’ order books. —Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 June 2026

But the proliferation of the modern farmers market came on the heels of the back-to-the-Earth movement, which gave voice to a growing distrust of industrial farming that relied on herbicides and pesticides, and viewed the smaller markets as a healthy alternative. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing view

• bird's-eye view
• dim view
• eye view
• field of view
• heave into view
• in one's view
• in plain view
• in view
• in view of
• long view
• on view
• page view
• pay-per-view
• point of view
• side-view mirror
• take a dim view
• take a dim view of
• takes a dim view
• take the long view
• take the view
• view halloo
• with a view to
• within view
• within view of

Rhymes for view

• blew
• blue
• boo
• brew
• chew
• chou
• clue
• coo
• coup
• crew
• cue
• dew

Kids Definition

view

1 of 2 noun

ˈvyü 

1

a

: the act of seeing or examining

b

: a brief study or description

a view of foreign literature

2

: opinion sense 1

state your views

3

: all that can be seen from a certain point

a house with a view of the lake

4

: range of vision

out of view

5

: goal sense 2

with a view to winning honors

6

: the foreseeable future

no hope in view

7

: a picture of a place

view

2 of 2 verb

1

: see entry 1 sense 1a

view a film

2

: to look at carefully : study

view an exhibit on birds

viewable

-ə-bəl 

adjective

Medical Definition

view

noun

ˈvyü 

: a radiographic image of the body or a body part often taken with the body or part oriented in a standardized way in relation to the imaging beam of radiation

called also projection

see waters' view