view
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 →
2) The ability to see something from where you are (Move, you're blocking my view!). tree →
3) An opinion or way of thinking about something (In my view…). tree →
4) To look at or watch something (view the photos). tree →
5) To think about something in a certain way (She views it as a challenge). tree →
6) (maths) How a 3-D shape looks from one side: front view, side view, plan view (from above). tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: In Nehemiah, Ezra and Joshua, "view" means to look over and inspect something, such as a wall, a people or a land. It is also used to send spies to scout. In the primary 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
- A similar view is reflected in the midrashicic and Kabbalistic literature, where Torah or Wisdom acts as a participant or instrument in the Work of Creation; see e.g. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- Here the view of various writers differ widely. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Various views prevailed about the origin of these two sym- bols. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Then went I up in the night in the valley, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned. (Writings NEH.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there we encamped three days; and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. (Writings EZR.8.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two spies secretly, saying: 'Go view the land, and Jericho.' And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there. (Prophets JOS.2.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- The view from the top of the hill was amazing. tree →
- Draw the front view and the side view of this shape. tree →
- In my view, dogs are better than cats. tree →
- A tall man was blocking my view of the stage. tree →
- The ship slowly came into view. tree →
- You can view the photos on the class website. tree →
- Everyone has a right to their own point of view. tree →
- The video has a thousand views. tree →
- What splendid vistas were then opened to my view! tree →
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.
- Scientists also fix small cameras to animals to see the world from the animal's point of view.
- "A full and frank exchange of views" means a serious argument.
- "A frank exchange of views" means an angry argument; it is the language of officials and news reports.
- Children can ask their social worker questions, and their views are listened to.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «view» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.