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Meaning of view

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  view
      n 1: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider
           what follows from the positivist view" [syn: {position},
           {view}, {perspective}]
      2: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature
         of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {view}, {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: {view}, {survey}, {sight}]
      4: the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view" [syn:
         {view}, {eyeshot}]
      5: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or
         certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your
         persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn:
         {opinion}, {sentiment}, {persuasion}, {view}, {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},
         {view}]
      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}, {view}]
      9: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated;
         "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" [syn:
         {horizon}, {view}, {purview}]
      10: outward appearance; "they look the same in outward 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}, {view}, {regard}]
      2: look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" [syn:
         {view}, {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}, {view},
         {see}, {catch}, {take in}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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