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view(1) (iou)



view noun. [vju:] ME.

I.
A formal inspection or survey of lands, property, etc., for a particular purpose; an official examination of something; the office or position of a person appointed to make such an inspection or examination. Now rare or obsolete exc. as passing into senses below. ME.
H. Hallam A view of this armour was to be taken twice in the year.
b. A review of troops etc. LME-E18.
c. Law. In court proceedings, a formal inspection, by a judge and jury or appointed viewers, of property mentioned in evidence or the scene of a crime. Cf. VIEWER 1. E16.
d. An inspection of objects for sale, esp. by auction, by prospective purchasers; a viewing. L19.
gen. Any visual examination, inspection, or survey. M16.
II.
a. The exercise of visual perception; the faculty of sight. Freq. in to view. ME.
Shelley Like a glow-worm..Among the flowers and grass, which screen it from the view. H. B. Stowe Tom was already lost to view among the distant swamps. J. Morley Between two or three thousand papers..must have passed under my view.
b. Range of sight or vision; extent of visibility. L16.
L. Grant-Adamson They were past the apple tree and out of view.
The action or an act of visually perceiving someone or something; the sight or prospect of a specified person or thing; an act of looking or seeing; a sight; a look, a glance. L15.
Shelley The thronging thousands, to a passing view, Seemed like an ant-hill's citizens. W. Godwin The view of his figure immediately introduced a train of ideas into my mind. J. G. Lockhart He proceeded to thread his way westwards..until we lost view of him. R. Westall The parents loved it too; craning their necks..for a view.
b. ellipt. A view-halloo. E20.
Visual appearance or aspect; aspect from a given direction or position. M16.
Pope Like furious, rush'd the Myrmidonian crew, Such their dread strength, and such their dreadful view. W. Lewis There is a 'mountain' by Gaston Lachaise. Its back view is the best.
That which may be seen or looked at from a particular point; spec. (a) Hunting the track of a deer; (b) an extent of land etc. covered by the field of vision from a particular point; a prospect, a scene. L16.
R. Campbell This roof also commanded a magnificent view of the town.
b. A pictorial representation of a landscape or other scene. L17.
attrib.: Listener Academic view painters..used to set up their easels round the picturesque little harbour.
III.
Mental contemplation or consideration; notice. ME.
N. Hawthorne Rather a noteworthy personage in the view of our ancestors.
b. An act of contemplation or mental examination of a subject. L16.
A particular manner of considering or regarding something; a mental attitude; an opinion, idea, or belief concerning a particular subject or thing. Freq. in pl. L16.
A. Storr Freud's final view..came to be that there were simply two groups of instincts. Janet Morgan The official view was that Agatha had crashed her car. New York Review of Books Her views were consistent only in the stubborn conviction with which she proclaimed them.
b. An aspect or light in which something is regarded or considered. E18.
An overview; a general or summary account of something. E17.
J. Raz The two theses present a comprehensive view of the nature..of legitimate authority.
An aim, a purpose; a plan. M17.
Society I have told you my views for Jemima.
A thing to anticipate; a prospect, an expectation. E18.
Phrases: in full view: see FULL adjective. in that view, in this view (now rare or obsolete) on that account, for that reason. in view (a) in sight; (b) have in view, keep in view, have or bear in mind, keep under consideration; have or keep as a goal or ultimate aim. in view of (a) so as to be seen by; (b) near enough to see; (c) in anticipation or expectation of; (d) considering, in regard or on account of. long view: see LONG adjective1. on the view of on visual inspection or perception of, spec. (Law) by way of inquest. on view on exhibition; open to general observation or inspection. on view of = on the view of above. PISGAH view. point of view: see POINT noun1. press view: see PRESS noun1. private view: see PRIVATE adjective. take a dim view of: see DIM adjective 4. take a poor view of: see POOR adjective. take a view of take a look at, make an inspection, examination, or survey of. take the long view: see long view s.v. LONG adjective1. take the view that hold or express the opinion that (esp. in contrast to the view of others). top view: see TOP adjective. view of frank-pledge: see FRANK-PLEDGE 2. with a view of = with the view of below. with a view to (a) with the aim of attaining or accomplishing; (b) with the hope or intention of. with the view of with the objective or plan of. with this view with this intention or aim, for this purpose. worm's-eye view: see WORM noun.
Comb.: view camera a large format camera with a ground glass screen for viewing; view card a picture postcard showing a view; viewfinder a device on a camera showing the field of view of the lens, used in framing and focusing the picture; viewgraph a graph produced as a transparency for projection on to a screen, or for transmission during a teleconference; view-halloo Hunting a shout given by a member of the hunt on seeing a fox break cover; viewphone = videophone s.v. VIDEO adjective & noun; viewport (a) a window in a spacecraft or in the conning tower of an oil rig; (b) Computing = WINDOW noun 4e; viewscreen (in science fiction) a screen via which one may see and communicate remotely with another person; viewsite (chiefly US) a site (for a house or other building) with an attractive view.