Meaning & use
view
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Meanings
nouncountable
What you can see from a particular place, especially attractive scenery.
Grammar: Often singular with a: a view of the sea.
Patterns
- a view of something
- a view from something
Our room has a view of the mountains.
The view from the roof is wonderful.
A tall truck blocked my view.
nouncountable
A personal opinion or way of thinking about something.
Grammar: Usually with on or about: his views on politics.
Patterns
- a view on something
- in my view
- take a view of something
In my view, the plan is too expensive.
They hold very different views on money.
What is your view about the new rule?
verbtransitive
To think about or consider something in a particular way.
Grammar: Often with as: view it as a chance.
Patterns
- view something as something
- view something with something
She views the failure as a lesson.
Many people view the law with suspicion.
verbtransitiveformal
To look at something, often carefully or formally.
Grammar: Takes an object: view a house, view a video.
Patterns
- view something
Buyers can view the apartment on Saturday.
The video has been viewed a million times.
Word forms
| plural | views |
|---|---|
| third person singular | views |
| past tense | viewed |
| past participle | viewed |
| -ing form | viewing |
Common combinations
- in my view
- In my view, we should wait.
- a point of view
- From her point of view, it was unfair.
- a clear view
- We had a clear view of the stage.
- view something as
- I view it as a challenge.
- in view of
- In view of the delay, we left early.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
Commonly confused: view or review?
view vs review
Review means examine again or give an assessment; view means to look at or consider.
Practice
Which sentence expresses an opinion?
Choose one answer.
In my view introduces a personal opinion. The others refer to what can be seen or to looking at something.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “view”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.