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/vjuː/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounVisual perception.
nounVisual perception., The act of seeing or looking at something.
Sentence Examples
Your view is too optimistic.
His parents' view was that he was wasting his earnings on a silly girl.
How do you view your position within the company?
CEFR Practice Quiz
From the top of the mountain, we had a breathtaking ____ of the valley.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hotel room offers a spectacular ____ of the beautiful blue ocean and the white sandy beach this morning today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue f (French vue f), feminine past participle of veoir (“to see”) (French voir). Cognate with Italian vedere, as well as Portuguese and Spanish ver. Doublet of veduta and vista.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view."
— 1671, John Milton, “The Fourth Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:
"But Richmond […] appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw, peeping around the massive silver epergne that almost obscured him from her view, that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either."
— 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
"The walls of Pluto's palace are in view."
— 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
"'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view."
— 1799, Thomas Campbell, The Pleasures of Hope:
""Well, there don't seem to be any what you might call views about here," he agreed. […] "I've been through the Willawee Ranges forty miles west of here, and I can guarantee the views there.""
— 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 20:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
From the top of the mountain, we had a breathtaking ____ of the valley.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hotel room offers a spectacular ____ of the beautiful blue ocean and the white sandy beach this morning today.