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

Fortunately, this celestial event doesn’t require glasses and is viewable over multiple days: the Lyrid meteor shower. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2024

Currently, the forecast calls for a slight chance of showers before 8 a.m. before the day becomes partly sunny, which should result in viewable conditions. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2024

How long will the eclipse be viewable from Arlington? —Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024

Totality won’t be viewable from anywhere in California in this eclipse. —Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024

Zoo staff expects Azizi to be viewable to the public in the Stearns Family Apes of Africa habitat in the near future. —Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2024

The annual discussion, which is in its eighth year, is viewable for free at songhall.org from Thursday Feb. 8 at 9 a.m. PT through March 10. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2024

Solar eclipse 2024 time and date Monday, April 8, 2024, is when a total solar eclipse will be viewable in multiple cities throughout Indiana. —Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Mar. 2024

Where to see the total solar eclipse near Cincinnati The closest city to Cincinnati where the total eclipse will be viewable is Hamilton, located just 20 miles north of the Queen City. —Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

view entry 2 + -able

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1a