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# view

«view» in Mova's school dictionary: **What you can see from a place, especially a beautiful…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a view, views; view — uncountable); verb (view, views, viewed, viewing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) What you can see from a place, especially a beautiful scene (a view of the sea). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#m1)

2) The ability to see something from where you are (Move, you're blocking my view!). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#m2)

3) An opinion or way of thinking about something (In my view…). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#m3)

4) To look at or watch something (view the photos). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#m4)

5) To think about something in a certain way (She views it as a challenge). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#m5)

6) (maths) How a 3-D shape looks from one side: front view, side view, plan view (from above). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, pupils draw front, side and top (plan) views of 3-D shapes made of cubes. In English and debating, «my point of view» is an opinion, and stories have a narrator's point of view. In geography, viewpoints on maps show good places to see the landscape. In online safety, «views» is the number of times a video is watched. Phrases: point of view, in my view, in view of, come into view, a room with a view, viewpoint.

### examples

- The view from the top of the hill was amazing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#x1)
- Draw the front view and the side view of this shape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#x2)
- In my view, dogs are better than cats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#x3)
- A tall man was blocking my view of the stage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#x4)
- The ship slowly came into view. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#x5)
- You can view the photos on the class website. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#x6)
- Everyone has a right to their own point of view. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#x7)
- The video has a thousand views. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#x8)
- What splendid vistas were then opened to my view! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/#x9)

### note

Spelling: «ie» + «w»: view. «Point of view» = opinion, or the eyes through which a story is told (first person: I, third person: he/she). Maths: plan view = view from directly above.

### In the corpora

- [Family arguments about politics are very common, because big choices affect everybody and people's views come from their own lives.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/12/)
- [Scientists also fix small cameras to animals to see the world from the animal's point of view.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/394-how-nature-documentaries-are-made-hides-camera-traps-drones-and-years-of-waiting/18/)
- ["A full and frank exchange of views" means a serious argument.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/24-government-spin/22/)
- ["A frank exchange of views" means an angry argument; it is the language of officials and news reports.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/40-with-all-due-respect/22/)
- [Children can ask their social worker questions, and their views are listened to.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/521-foster-care/46/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «view» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/view/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.