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

His player profile is still viewable on Tarleton’s athletics website. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025

Consider a tech firm: An AI predicts server downtime using public usage stats (open to engineers) and proprietary code metrics (viewable by executives only). —Suman Sharma, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

These should be easily viewable with clear numbers to remove any guesswork when filling the urn. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025

Another 59,000 images that were publicly viewable in the app from posts, comments and direct messages were also accessed, according to the company’s statement. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 July 2025

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