View
King James Dictionary [1]
View, 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. Joshua 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.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) 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.
(2): ( v. t.) To survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view the subject in all its aspects.
(3): ( n.) Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.
(4): ( n.) That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.
(5): ( n.) Appearance; show; aspect.
(6): ( v. t.) 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.
(7): ( n.) The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, /ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.
(8): ( n.) That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.
(9): ( n.) Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.
(10): ( n.) The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.
