Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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.

Source : WordNet®

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 or judgment 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; 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}]
     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}]
     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"

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}, {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 Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {see},
         {catch}, {take in}]