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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VIEW, v.t. vu. [L. videre. The primary sense is to reach or extend to.]
1. To survey; to examine with the eye; to look on with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to inspect; to explore. View differs from look, see, and behold, in expressing more particular or continued attention to the thing which is the object of sight. We ascended mount Holyoke, and viewed the charming landscape below. We viewed with delight the rich valleys of the Connecticut about the town of Northhampton.
Go up and view the country. Josh 7.
I viewed the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 7.
2. To see; to perceive by the eye.
3. To survey intellectually; to examine with the mental eye; to consider. View the subject in all its aspects.
VIEW, n. vu.
1. Prospect; sight; reach of the eye.
The walls of Pluto's palace are in view.
2. The whole extent seen. Vast or extensive views present themselves to the eye.
3. Sight; power of seeing, or limit of sight.
The mountain was not within our view.
4. Intellectual or mental sight. These things give us a just view of the designs of providence.
5. Act of seeing. The facts mentioned were verified by actual view.
6. Slight; eye.
Objects near our view are thought greater than those of larger size, that are more remote.
7. Survey; inspection; examination by the eye. The assessors took a view of the premises.
Surveying nature with too nice a view.
8. Intellectual survey; mental examination.
On a just view of all the arguments in the case, the law appears to be clear.
9. Appearance; show.
10. Display; exhibition to the sight or mind.
To give a right view of this mistaken part of liberty. -
11. Prospect of interest.
No man sets himself about any thing, but upon some view or other, which serves him for a reason.
12. Intention; purpose; design. With that view he began the expedition. With a view to commerce, he passed through Egypt.
13. Opinion; manner of seeing or understanding. These are my views of the policy which ought to be pursued.
View of frankpledge, in law, a court of record, held in a hundred, lordship or manor, before the stewart of the leet.
Point of view, the direction in which a thing is seen.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English vewe, vyewe, from Anglo-French, from feminine of veu, viewe, past participle of veer to see, from Latin vid?re — more at wit Date: 14th century 1. extent or range of vision ; sight <tried to keep the ship in view> <sat high in the bleachers to get a good view> 2. the act of seeing or examining ; inspection; also survey <a view of English literature> 3. a. a mode or manner of looking at or regarding something b. an opinion or judgment colored by the feeling or bias of its holder <in my view the plan will fail> 4. scene, prospect <the lovely view from the balcony> 5. the foreseeable future <no hope in view> 6. a pictorial representation Synonyms: see opinion II. transitive verb Date: 1523 1. to look at attentively ; scrutinize, observe <view an exhibit> <view the landscape> 2. a. see, watch <view a film> b. to look on in a particular light ; regard <doesn't view himself as a rebel> 3. to survey or examine mentally ; consider <view all sides of a question> • viewable adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 range of vision; extent of visibility (came into view; in full view of the crowd). 2 a what is seen from a particular point; a scene or prospect (a fine view of the downs; a room with a view). b a picture etc. representing this. 3 an inspection by the eye or mind; a visual or mental survey. 4 an opportunity for visual inspection; a viewing (a private view of the exhibition). 5 a an opinion (holds strong views on morality). b a mental attitude (took a favourable view of the matter). c a manner of considering a thing (took a long-term view of it). --v. 1 tr. look at; survey visually; inspect (we are going to view the house). 2 tr. examine; survey mentally (different ways of viewing a subject). 3 tr. form a mental impression or opinion of; consider (does not view the matter in the same light). 4 intr. watch television. 5 tr. see (a fox) break cover. Phrases and idioms: have in view 1 have as one's object. 2 bear (a circumstance) in mind in forming a judgement etc. in view of having regard to; considering. on view being shown (for observation or inspection); being exhibited. view halloo Hunting a shout on seeing a fox break cover. with a view to 1 with the hope or intention of. 2 with the aim of attaining (with a view to marriage). Derivatives: viewable adj. Etymology: ME f. AF v(i)ewe, OF veue fem. past part. f. veoir see f. L videre

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

View View, 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 cl. Interview, Purview, Review, Vista.] 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 are more remote. --Locke. Surveying nature with too nice a view. --Dryden. 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. 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. 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. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, ?ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George. 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. 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. Appearance; show; aspect. [Obs.] [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view Dazzled, before we never knew. --Waller. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

View View, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Viewed; 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. 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. To survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view the subject in all its aspects. The happiest youth, viewing his progress through. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(views, viewing, viewed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your views on something are the beliefs or opinions that you have about it, for example whether you think it is good, bad, right, or wrong. Washington and Moscow are believed to have similar views on Kashmir... My own view is absolutely clear. What I did was right... You should also make your views known to your local MP. N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N on n, N that 2. Your view of a particular subject is the way that you understand and think about it. The drama takes an idealistic, even a naive view of the subject... The whole point was to get away from a Christian-centred view of religion... N-SING: with supp, oft N of n 3. If you view something in a particular way, you think of it in that way. First-generation Americans view the United States as a land of golden opportunity... Abigail's mother Linda views her daughter's talent with a mixture of pride and worry... We would view favourably any sensible suggestion for maintaining the business. = regard VERB: V n as n/-ing, V n with/in n, V n with adv 4. The view from a window or high place is everything which can be seen from that place, especially when it is considered to be beautiful. The view from our window was one of beautiful green countryside... N-COUNT 5. If you have a view of something, you can see it. He stood up to get a better view of the blackboard... N-SING: with supp, oft N of n, poss N 6. You use view in expressions to do with being able to see something. For example, if something is in view, you can see it. If something is in full view of everyone, everyone can see it. She was lying there in full view of anyone who walked by... A group of riders came into view on the dirt road... N-UNCOUNT: in/into N 7. If you view something, you look at it for a particular purpose. (FORMAL) They came back to view the house again... VERB: V n 8. If you view a television programme, video, or film, you watch it. (FORMAL) We have viewed the video recording of the incident... 'Elizabeth R', a TV portrait of the Queen, had record viewing figures. VERB: V n, V-ing 9. View refers to the way in which a piece of text or graphics is displayed on a computer screen. (COMPUTING) To see the current document in full-page view, click the Page Zoom Full button. N-UNCOUNT 10. If you take a dim view or a poor view of someone or something, you disapprove of them or have a low opinion of them. They took a dim view of local trade unionists... PHRASE: v PHR, usu PHR of n 11. You use in my view when you want to indicate that you are stating a personal opinion, which other people might not agree with. In my view things won't change... PHRASE: PHR with cl 12. You use in view of when you are taking into consideration facts that have just been mentioned or are just about to be mentioned. In view of the fact that Hobson was not a trained economist his achievements were remarkable... PREP-PHRASE: PREP n 13. If you have something in view, you are aware of it and your actions are aimed towards it. They have very clear career aims in view... Ackroyd worked out this whole plot with one objective in view. = in mind PHRASE: usu PHR after v 14. If you take the long view, you consider what is likely to happen in the future over a long period, rather than thinking only about things that are going to happen soon. Some investors are taking the long view... PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR of n 15. If something such as a work of art is on view, it is shown in public for people to look at. A significant exhibition of contemporary sculpture will be on view at the Portland Gallery. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR 16. If you do something with a view to doing something else, you do it because you hope it will result in that other thing being done. He has called a meeting of all parties tomorrow, with a view to forming a national reconciliation government. PHRASE: PHR -ing/n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Survey, scan, eye, see, witness, behold, inspect, explore, contemplate, look on or upon, turn the eyes to, have in sight. 2. Consider, regard, study, contemplate, think about, reflect upon, survey intellectually, examine with the mental eye. II. n. 1. Sight, survey, inspection, examination by the eye. 2. Mental survey, intellectual examination. 3. Sight, reach of the sight. 4. Prospect, scene, vista, perspective. 5. Sketch, picture. 6. Design, purpose, object, aim, intent, intention, scope, drift. 7. Opinion, judgment, notion, belief, impression, idea, sentiment, conception. 8. Appearance, show, aspect.

Moby Thesaurus

Anschauung, account, aim, airscape, ambition, analysis, analyzing, angle, angle of vision, animadvert, animus, appraisal, appraisement, appraising, appreciation, apprehension, approach, aspect, aspiration, assess, assessing, assessment, assumption, attend, attitude, audit, basis, be disposed to, be vigilant, be watchful, because of, behold, belief, believe, canvass, catch sight of, check over, check up, cityscape, clap eyes on, climate of opinion, cloudscape, command, common belief, community sentiment, conceit, concept, conception, conclusion, configuration, consensus gentium, consider, consideration, considering, contemplate, contemplation, conviction, counsel, deduction, deem, dekko, descry, desideration, desideratum, design, desire, determination, diorama, direction, discern, discover, distinguish, domination, dream, effect, eidolon, envisage, envision, espy, estimate, estimation, ethos, evaluating, evaluation, evaluative criticism, examination, examine, expectation, exterior, eye, eyeball, eyeful, eyereach, eyeshot, eyesight, facet, farmscape, fashion, feature, feel about it, feeling, field of view, field of vision, figure, fixed purpose, follow, footing, form, frame of reference, framework, function, gauge, gauging, gaze at, general belief, gestalt, glimpse, goal, guise, have a looksee, have in sight, heed, hold, hold in view, hope, horizon, idea, image, imagine, imago, impression, in consideration of, in view of, incline toward, inference, inspect, inspection, intendment, intent, intention, interior, judge, judgement, judgment, keep in sight, keep in view, keep under observation, ken, landscape, lay eyes on, lean toward, leer, leering look, light, lights, likeness, limit of vision, line of sight, lineaments, look, look after, look at, look at it, look on, look upon, look-in, lookout, lustful leer, make out, manner, mark, meaning, measurement, mental outlook, mind, motive, mystique, naked eye, nisus, note, notice, notion, object, objective, observation, observe, ocular, on account of, opinion, outlook, outlook over, panorama, pastoral, perceive, personal judgment, perspective, persuasion, phase, phasis, pick out, picture, place, plan, point, point of view, popular belief, position, posture, prefer, presumption, prevailing belief, preview, project, projection, proposal, prospect, prospectus, public belief, public opinion, purpose, range, ranking, rate, rating, reaction, reckon, reckoning, recognize, reconnoiter, reference, reference system, regard, remark, representation, resolution, resolve, respect, review, riverscape, sake, scan, scape, scene, scenery, scenic view, scope, scope of vision, scout, scrutinize, scrutiny, seapiece, seascape, see, seeable, seeming, semblance, sentiment, shape, side, sidelong look, sight, sightliness, simulacrum, situation, skyscape, slant, sly look, snowscape, spectacle, spot, spy, spy upon, stance, stand, standpoint, striving, study, style, survey, sweep, system, tableau, take in, take note, take notice, tend, tend toward, theory, think of, thinking, thought, total effect, townscape, twig, twist, understanding, universe, valuation, valuing, vet, view, viewable, viewpoint, visible, vision, vista, visualize, watch, waterscape, way of thinking, weighing, will, wise, witness