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Synonyms of view in English:

view


See US English definition of view

See UK English definition of view

See Spanish definition of vista

noun

1‘the view from her top-floor flat never failed to please her’

SYNONYMS
outlook, prospect, panorama, vista, scene, aspect, perspective, spectacle, sight
scenery, landscape, seascape, riverscape, cityscape, townscape, snowscape
archaic lookout

2‘not all adolescents agree with this view’

SYNONYMS
opinion, point of view, viewpoint, belief, judgement, reckoning, way of thinking, thinking, thought, notion, idea, conviction, persuasion, attitude, feeling, sentiment, impression, concept, conception, hypothesis, theory, thesis, estimate, estimation, conclusion, verdict
statement, observation, remark, point
angle, slant, stance, posture, standpoint, approach

3‘as one walks down the lane, the parish church comes into view’

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sight, perspective, field of vision, range of vision, vision, visibility, eyeshot

verb

1‘they viewed the passing landscape from their carriages’

SYNONYMS
look at, gaze at, stare at, peer at, eye, observe, ogle, contemplate, regard, scan, survey, watch
look over, see over, be shown over, examine, inspect, scrutinize
catch sight of, glimpse, lay eyes on, spy, spot
North American check something out
informal get a load of, gawp at, rubberneck at, give something a once-over, give something the once-over, have a look-see at, have a gander at, take a gander at, have a squint at, clap eyes on
British informal have a dekko at, take a dekko at, have a butcher's at, take a butcher's at, take a shufti at, clock
North American informal eyeball
literary espy, behold, descry

2‘the law was often viewed as a last resort’

SYNONYMS
consider, regard, look on, see, perceive, judge, adjudge, estimate, deem, reckon, think of, treat

Phrases

    in view of

    ‘in view of its location, no removal of the tumour was attempted’


    SYNONYMS
    considering, taking into consideration, bearing in mind, keeping in mind, mindful of, taking into account, on account of, taking note of, in the light of, owing to, because of, as a result of
    on view

    ‘over one hundred of Van Gogh's paintings are on view in Amsterdam’


    SYNONYMS
    on display, on exhibition, on show
    displayed, showing