View

vū, n. a seeing: sight: reach of the sight: whole extent seen: that which is seen: inspection, as by a jury, of the place of a crime, of the corpse, .: direction in which a thing is seen: the picture of a scene: a sketch: mental survey: mode of looking at or receiving: opinion: intention: ( Shak. ) show, appearance.— v.t. to see: to look at attentively: to examine intellectually.— adj. View′able , that can be viewed.— ns. View′er ; View′-halloo′ , the huntsman's cry when the fox breaks cover; View′ine , character of being viewy or visionary.— adj. View′le , not to be viewed: invisible.— adv. View′le ly .— adj. View′ly ( prov. ), pleasing to look at.— n. View′-point , point of view.— adjs. View′some ( prov. ), viewly; View′y ( coll. ), holding opinions vague or purely speculative.— Di olving views , pictures thrown on a screen and made to pa one into the other; Field of view , the compa of visual power; In view of , having regard to; On view , open to public inspection; To the view ( Shak. ), in public. [Fr. vue — vu , pa.p. of voir —L. vidēre , to see.]