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How to use view in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

View means the act of seeing or looking at something. Example: “He changed seats to get a complete view of the stage.”

Examples of view by meaning

nounThe act of seeing or looking at something.

  • He changed seats to get a complete view of the stage.

nounThe range of vision.

  • If there are any rabbits in this park, they keep carefully out of our view.

nounSomething to look at, such as scenery.

  • My flat has a view of a junkyard.
  • the view from a window
  • At Bleiken (50 miles), for the first time the Randsfjord comes into view, and a very lovely view it is, of the long winding island-studded lake with wooded shores and small sandy bays.1955 July, M. D. Greville, “To the Valdres by Rail”, in Railway Magazine, page 458

nounAn individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.

  • That video got a million views.
  • His other song, “Nepal Haseko,” became an anthem during last year's protests, and already has more than 10 million views on YouTube.2026 March 11, Chad de Guzman, “Who Is Balendra Shah, the Rapper On Track to Become Nepal’s Next Prime Minister”, in TIME, archived from...

nounA picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.

  • a fine view of Lake George

nounA mental image.

  • I need more information to get a better view of the situation.

nounA way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.

  • Your view on evolution is based on religious doctrines, not on scientific findings.
  • There hasn’t been much polling data on consumer views of gene-edited foods, because they are still so new.2019 May 30, Karen Weintraub, “Crispr gene-editing will change the way Americans eat – here's what's coming”, in The Guardian

nounA point of view.

  • From my view that is a stupid proposition.
  • I think I have fairly broad views on the whole.
  • AGI, in his view, isn’t just a profit engine but a companion on our civilizational journey.2025 October 14, Catherine Thorbecke, “China’s AI Dragons Must Survive ‘Involution’ to Conquer the World”, in Bloomberg, Bloomberg L.P.

More sentences with view

  • This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.From the entry deal
  • The view up here is better than the view down there!From the entry here
  • Tom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view.From the entry right
  • A wood beyond this moor was viewed as a border area in the seventeenth century.From the entry wood
  • Magoon's governorship in Cuba was viewed in a negative light by many Cuban historians for years thereafter.From the entry light
  • The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.From the entry disdain
  • After taking a right from that turn a decline will come into view.From the entry decline
  • She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.From the entry low
  • The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide.From the entry rate
  • What is the Shia Islamic view on the attributes of Allah?From the entry allah
  • In view of your payment record, we are happy to extend further credit to you.From the entry credit
  • That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.From the entry impress
  • The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents.From the entry step
  • He has strong political views, and an annoying habit of proselytizing at parties.From the entry proselytize
  • All I want is for my views to get a fair hearing.From the entry hearing
  • This observation deck commands a breathtaking view of San Francisco Bay.From the entry command
  • The hotel boasts one of the best views of the sea.From the entry boast
  • In plain view of the entire party, Douggie and his buddies skinned up and started getting high.From the entry skin up
  • She had a fantastic view of her own importance that none of her colleagues shared.From the entry fantastic
  • It was clear that they viewed the British establishment as qualitatively different from the French establishment.From the entry establishment
  • She installed frosted windows, since there was a clear view of her bathroom from her neighbor's bedroom.From the entry frosted
  • The coalition of religious conservatives was campaigning against, in their view, rampant obscenity in the entertainment industry.From the entry obscenity
  • You can zoom in on the map to get a better view of the city.From the entry zoom in
  • Our hotel had an indescribable view of the Bay of Naples.From the entry indescribable
  • He's pretty tolerant of different political views, but don't ask him about religion.From the entry tolerant
  • The sight-seeing bus is topless to allow tourists a better view of the sights.From the entry topless

Meaning of view

  1. noun The act of seeing or looking at something.
  2. noun The range of vision.
  3. noun Something to look at, such as scenery.

Full definition of view

Questions about view in a sentence

How do you use view in a sentence?
View is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He changed seats to get a complete view of the stage.”
What is a short sentence with view?
“the view from a window”
What does view mean?
View means the act of seeing or looking at something.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: view (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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