view·able | \ ˈvyü-ə-bəl 
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\Definition of viewable
1a : 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
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The first known use of viewable was in 1632
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