View

/vjuː/ · noun

Meaning

(physical) Visual perception..

Definitions by Sense

1. (physical) Visual perception.
2. A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
3. An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
4. (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
5. (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
6. A wake.
7. (transitive) To look at.
8. (transitive) To regard in a stated way.

Example Sentences

a fine view of Lake George

I think I have fairly broad views on the whole.

“I believe deep inside everyone's heart is an underlying loneliness,” he says. Humanity longs for another species with comparable intelligence. AGI, in his view, isn’t just a profit engine but a companion on our civilizational journey.

The video was viewed by millions of people.

Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.

I view it as a serious breach of trust.

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