# view

> English word · Noun · IPA /vjuː/ · frequency rank #668

## Definitions
1. Visual perception.
2. Visual perception.
3. Visual perception.
4. Visual perception.
5. Visual perception.
6. Visual perception.
7. A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
8. An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
9. An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
10. An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
11. An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
12. An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
13. A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
14. The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
15. A wake.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **VW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vw)
- **VIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vip)
- **vow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vow)
- **vis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vis)
- **Viv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-viv)
- **vim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vim)
- **Vit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vit)
- **VIX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vix)
- **visa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-visa)
- **vine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vine)
- **vile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vile)
- **vita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vita)
- **viva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-viva)
- **vive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vive)
- **vise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vise)
- **vino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vino)
- **Vigo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vigo)
- **vila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vila)
- **views** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-views)
- **vines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-vines)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ivew`, `veiw`, `vieww`, `viwe`, `vview`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/view