From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
view
n 1: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider
what follows from the positivist view" [syn: position,
view, perspective]
2: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature
of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: view, aspect,
prospect, scene, vista, panorama]
3: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a
better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was
limited" [syn: view, survey, sight]
4: the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view" [syn:
view, eyeshot]
5: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or
certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your
persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn:
opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought]
6: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression
of a belief that is held with confidence but not
substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions
appeared frequently on the editorial page" [syn: opinion,
view]
7: purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the
intention of' or `for the purpose of'; "he took the computer
with a view to pawning it"
8: graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic
representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from
everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic
views of the equipment" [syn: scene, view]
9: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated;
"It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" [syn:
horizon, view, purview]
10: outward appearance; "they look the same in outward view"
v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation
quite as negatively as you do" [syn: see, consider,
reckon, view, regard]
2: look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" [syn:
view, consider, look at]
3: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will
be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a
show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: watch, view,
see, catch, take in]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
View \View\ (v[=u]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Viewed (v[=u]d); p.
pr. & vb. n. Viewing.]
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.
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O, let me view his visage, being dead. --Shak.
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Nearer to view his prey, and, unespied,
To mark what of their state he more might learn.
--Milton.
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2. To survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view
the subject in all its aspects.
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The happiest youth, viewing his progress through.
--Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
View \View\ (v[=u]), n. [OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see,
p. p. veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See
Vision, and cf. Interview, Purview, Review, Vista.]
1. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey;
examination by the eye; inspection.
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Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view.
--Milton.
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Objects near our view are thought greater than those
of a larger size that are more remote. --Locke.
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Surveying nature with too nice a view. --Dryden.
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2. Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as,
a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.
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I have with exact view perused thee, Hector. --Shak.
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3. Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or
range of sight; extent of prospect.
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The walls of Pluto's palace are in view. --Dryden.
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4. That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the
natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view
from a window.
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'T is distance lends enchantment to the view.
--Campbell.
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5. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, either
drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.
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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.
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To give a right view of this mistaken part of
liberty. --Locke.
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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.
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No man sets himself about anything but upon some
view or other which serves him for a reason.
--Locke.
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8. Appearance; show; aspect. [Obs.]
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[Graces] which, by the splendor of her view
Dazzled, before we never knew. --Waller.
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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 (Law), a court of record, held in a
hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the
leet. --Blackstone.
View of premises (Law), the inspection by the jury of the
place where a litigated transaction is said to have
occurred.
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