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View

/vjuː/

(physical) Visual perception.

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📖 Definitions of "View"

noun

1
(physical) Visual perception.
2
A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
"a fine view of Lake George"
3
(psychological) Opinion, judgement, imagination.
4
A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.

verb

1
To look at.
"The video was viewed by millions of people."
2
To regard in a stated way.
"I view it as a serious breach of trust."

🔄 Synonyms of "View"

24 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
aspectnoun	Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
regardnoun	One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
prospectnoun	The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
perspectivenoun	(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
considerverb	(transitive) To think about seriously.
sentimentnoun	A general thought, feeling, or sense.
positionnoun	A place or location.
seeverb	(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
purviewnoun	Scope or range of interest or control.
reckonverb	(colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause
thoughtnoun	(countable) A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.
surveynoun	A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
scenenoun	The location of an event that attracts attention.
sightnoun	(in the singular) The ability to see.
panoramanoun	An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.
watchverb	A portable or wearable timepiece.
opinionnoun	A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
take inverb	(transitive) To receive.
horizonnoun	The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
catchverb	(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
eyeshotnoun	(idiomatic) A range of vision, a distance in which something is visible.
look atverb	(transitive) To observe or watch.
persuasionnoun	The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
vistanoun	A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "View"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
look atverb	(transitive) To observe or watch.
regardnoun	One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
prospectnoun	The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
sightnoun	(in the singular) The ability to see.
perspectivenoun	(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
aspectnoun	Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
vistanoun	A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.
surveynoun	A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
considerverb	(transitive) To think about seriously.
persuasionnoun	The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
thoughtnoun	(countable) A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.
positionnoun	A place or location.
take inverb	(transitive) To receive.
seenoun	A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
sentimentnoun	A general thought, feeling, or sense.
scenenoun	The location of an event that attracts attention.
opinionnoun	A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
reckonnoun	(informal) An impression or opinion.
catchnoun	(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
purviewnoun	Scope or range of interest or control.