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

While the inbox and profile notes are viewable for up to 24 hours, notes on feed posts and Reels will be visible for up to three days and seem to only show in the app and not appear when on a web browser. —Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024

The latest forecast suggests viewable conditions for the eclipse. —Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Apr. 2024

Hawkins and Purvis also expressed concern that some of the Family Dollars in their districts did not put up the notices in viewable places in their stores. —Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2024

The zoo has not said exactly when the pandas will be viewable by the public, but it is expected to be several weeks down the line. —Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

view entry 2 + -able

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1a