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
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
Ellen Count2
: 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
Charles PillerVirgil and two friends, John Beck and Ken Dunn, had watched the news reports … on the set's one viewable channel.—Leigh Montville
Leigh MontvilleWith Flash, you can create compact, streaming Web animations that are easily viewable on just about any platform.—Ben Long
Ben LongExamples of viewable in a Sentence
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The video shown at Portage’s news conference for the Bears pitch was viewable through a private link that went viral.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of paintings lost to the ravages of war—including multiple works by Peter Paul Rubens, Paolo Veronese, Anthony van Dyck, and Caravaggio—will soon be viewable online courtesy of a digitization initiative by Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
These notes are viewable on online patient portals and help doctors track a patient’s course and communicate plans across the care team.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
One of the reels turned out to be a viewable copy of Gugusse and the Automaton, a brief production by French cinema innovator Georges Méliès dating back to roughly 1897.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of paintings lost to the ravages of war—including multiple works by Peter Paul Rubens, Paolo Veronese, Anthony van Dyck, and Caravaggio—will soon be viewable online courtesy of a digitization initiative by Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
These notes are viewable on online patient portals and help doctors track a patient’s course and communicate plans across the care team.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
One of the reels turned out to be a viewable copy of Gugusse and the Automaton, a brief production by French cinema innovator Georges Méliès dating back to roughly 1897.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Viewable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viewable. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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