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Entry 10 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

View

/(vū)/ · IPA /vjuː/
01 n. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.
  1. 1.
    The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.
    “Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view.” — Milton.
    “Objects near our view are thought greater than those of a larger size that are more remote.” — Locke.
    “Surveying nature with too nice a view.” — Dryden.
  2. 2.
    Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.
    “I have with exact view perused thee, Hector.” — Shak.
  3. 3.
    Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.
    “The walls of Pluto's palace are in view.” — Dryden.
  4. 4.
    That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.
    “'T is distance lends enchantment to the view.” — Campbell.
  5. 5.
    The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, either drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.
  6. 6.
    Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued.
    “To give a right view of this mistaken part of liberty.” — Locke.
  7. 7.
    That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.
    “No man sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason.” — Locke.
  8. 8.
    Appearance; show; aspect.[Obs.]
    “[Graces] which, by the splendor of her view Dazzled, before we never knew.” — Waller.
Phrases & compounds
Field of view — See under Field.
Point of view — See under Point.
To have in view — to have in mind as an incident, object, or aim; as, to have one's resignation in view.
View halloo — the shout uttered by a hunter upon seeing the fox break cover.
View of frankpledge — a court of record, held in a hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet.
View of premises — the inspection by the jury of the place where a litigated transaction is said to have occurred.
02 v. t. To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore.
imp. & p. p. Viewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Viewing
  1. 1.
    To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore.
    “O, let me view his visage, being dead.” — Shak.
    “Nearer to view his prey, and, unespied, To mark what of their state he more might learn.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    To survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view the subject in all its aspects.
    “The happiest youth, viewing his progress through.” — Shak.