view
n 1: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what
follows from the positivist view" [syn: {position}, {perspective}]
2: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature
of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {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: {survey}, {sight}]
4: the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view" [syn: {eyeshot}]
5: a personal belief that is not founded on proof or certainty;
"my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts
on Haiti?" [syn: {opinion}, {sentiment}, {persuasion}, {thought}]
6: a message expressing a belief about something; "his opinions
appeared frequently on the editorial page" [syn: {opinion}]
7: the phrase "with a view to" means "with the intention of";
"he took the computer with a view to pawning it"
8: 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}]
9: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated;
"It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" [syn: {horizon},
{purview}]
10: outward appearance; "they look the same in outward view"
v 1: consider or deem to be; regard; "She views this quite
differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"
[syn: {see}, {consider}, {reckon}, {regard}]
2: look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" [syn: {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 Brodaway" [syn: {watch}, {see}, {catch},
{take in}]