view.
Visual perception.
Meaning & usage
Visual perception. The act of seeing or looking at something.
He changed seats to get a complete view of the stage.
Visual perception. The range of vision.
If there are any rabbits in this park, they keep carefully out of our view.
Visual perception. Something to look at, such as scenery.
My flat has a view of a junkyard.
the view from a window
Visual perception. An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
That video got a million views.
Visual perception. Appearance; show; aspect.
A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
a fine view of Lake George
An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief. A mental image.
I need more information to get a better view of the situation.
An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief. A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
Your view on evolution is based on religious doctrines, not on scientific findings.
An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief. A point of view.
From my view that is a stupid proposition.
I think I have fairly broad views on the whole.
An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief. An intention or prospect.
He smuggled a knife into prison with a view to using it as a weapon.
A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with.
A wake.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue f (French vue f), feminine past participle of veoir (“to see”) (French voir). Cognate with Italian vedere, as well as Portuguese and Spanish ver. Doublet of veduta and vista.
To look at.
The video was viewed by millions of people.
To regard in a stated way.
I view it as a serious breach of trust.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue f (French vue f), feminine past participle of veoir (“to see”) (French voir). Cognate with Italian vedere, as well as Portuguese and Spanish ver. Doublet of veduta and vista.
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