Noun | 1. | view - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" Synonyms: perspective, position |
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3. | view - the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited" | |
4. | view - the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view" Synonyms: eyeshot | |
5. | view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" | |
6. | view - 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" Synonyms: opinion | |
7. | view - 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. | view - 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" Synonyms: scene | |
9. | view - the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" | |
10. | view - outward appearance; "they look the same in outward view" | |
Verb | 1. | view - 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" |
2. | view - look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" | |
3. | view - 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" |
VIEW. A prospect.
2. Every one is entitled to a view from his premises, but he thereby
acquires no right over the property of his neighbors. The erection of
buildings which obstruct a man's view, therefore, is not unlawful, and such
buildings cannot be considered a nuisance. 9 Co. R. 58 b. Vide Ancient
Lights; Nuisance,
VIEW, DEMAND OF, practice. In most real and mixed actions, in order to
ascertain the identity of land claimed with that in the tenant's possession,
the tenant is allowed, after the demandant has counted, to demand a view of
the land in question; or if the subject of claim be rent, or the like, a
view of the land out of which it issues; Vin. Abr. View; Com. Dig. View;
Booth, 37; 2 Saund. 45 b; 1 Reeves' Hist 435, This, however, is confined to
real or mixed actions; for in personal actions the view does not lie. In the
action of dower unde nihil habet, it has been much questioned whether the
view be demandable or not; 2 Saund. 44, n, 4; and there are other real and
mixed actions in which it is not allowed. The view being granted, the course
of proceeding is to issue a writ, commanding the sheriff to cause the
defendant to have a view of the land, It being the interest of the demandant
to expedite the proceedings, the duty of suing out the writ lies upon him,
and not upon the tenant; and when, in obedience to its exigency, the sheriff
causes view to be made, the demandant is to show to the tenant, in all ways
possible, the thing in demand with its metes and bounds. On the return of
the writ into court, the demandant must count de novo; that is, declare
again Com. Dig. Pleader, 2 Y 3; Booth, 40; and the pleadings proceed to
issue.
2. This proceeding of demanding view, is, in the present rarity of real
actions, unknown in practice.