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    View , n. [OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see, p. p. veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See Vision, and cf. Interview, Purview, Review, Vista.]
    1. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.
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      Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view.
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      Objects near our view are thought greater than those of a larger size that are more remote.
      Locke.

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      Surveying nature with too nice a view.
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    2. Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.
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      I have with exact view perused thee, Hector.
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    3. Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.
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      The walls of Pluto's palace are in view.
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    4. That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.
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      'T is distance lends enchantment to the view.
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    5. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, either drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.
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    6. Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued.
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      To give a right view of this mistaken part of liberty.
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    7. That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.
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      No man sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason.
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    8. Appearance; show; aspect. [Obs.]
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      [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view
      Dazzled, before we never knew.
      Waller.

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      Field of view. See under Field. -- Point of view. See under Point. -- To have in view, to have in mind as an incident, object, or aim; as, to have one's resignation in view. -- View halloo, the shout uttered by a hunter upon seeing the fox break cover. -- View of frankpledge (Law), a court of record, held in a hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. Blackstone. -- View of premises (Law), the inspection by the jury of the place where a litigated transaction is said to have occurred.
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    View , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Viewed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Viewing.]
    1. To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore.
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      O, let me view his visage, being dead.
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      Nearer to view his prey, and, unespied,
      To mark what of their state he more might learn.
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    2. To survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view the subject in all its aspects.
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      The happiest youth, viewing his progress through.
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