viewable

adjective

view·​able ˈvyü-ə-bəl 

1

a

: capable of being seen : visible

The next 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

As of Friday, Parton’s star is now fully restored and viewable. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

Shows had to be encrypted to prevent pirating, but easily viewable on Android, iOS, web and other platforms. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026

With Herman as president, he company financed four different episodic digital shows that were viewable on the then nascent world-wide-web, including The Spot. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

All told, Stellantis facilities in Detroit — which span about 749 acres — will be viewable to DPD through 55 different cameras (and a total of 250 different angles, thanks to some multi-lens cameras). — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

view entry 2 + -able

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for viewable

• chewable
• doable
• nonrenewable
• renewable
• reviewable