view

Everyday

1. What you can see from a place, especially a beautiful scene (a view of the sea). tree →
2. The ability to see something from where you are (Move, you're blocking my view!). tree →
3. An opinion or way of thinking about something (In my view…). tree →
4. To look at or watch something (view the photos). tree →
5. To think about something in a certain way (She views it as a challenge). tree →
6. (maths) How a 3-D shape looks from one side: front view, side view, plan view (from above). tree →

In the lessons

In maths, pupils draw front, side and top (plan) views of 3-D shapes made of cubes. In English and debating, «my point of view» is an opinion, and stories have a narrator's point of view. In geography, viewpoints on maps show good places to see the landscape. In online safety, «views» is the number of times a video is watched. Phrases: point of view, in my view, in view of, come into view, a room with a view, viewpoint.

Examples

• The view from the top of the hill was amazing. tree →
• Draw the front view and the side view of this shape. tree →
• In my view, dogs are better than cats. tree →
• A tall man was blocking my view of the stage. tree →
• The ship slowly came into view. tree →
• You can view the photos on the class website. tree →
• Everyone has a right to their own point of view. tree →
• The video has a thousand views. tree →
• What splendid vistas were then opened to my view! tree →

Note

Spelling: «ie» + «w»: view. «Point of view» = opinion, or the eyes through which a story is told (first person: I, third person: he/she). Maths: plan view = view from directly above.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Nehemiah, Ezra and Joshua, "view" means to look over and inspect something, such as a wall, a people or a land. It is also used to send spies to scout. In the primary lessons: In maths, pupils draw front, side and top (plan) views of 3-D shapes made of cubes. In English and debating, «my point of view» is an opinion, and stories have a narrator's point of view. In geography, viewpoints on maps show good places to see the landscape. In online safety, «views» is the number of times a video is watched. Phrases: point of view, in my view, in view of, come into view, a room with a view, viewpoint.

Examples

• A similar view is reflected in the midrashicic and Kabbalistic literature, where Torah or Wisdom acts as a participant or instrument in the Work of Creation; see e.g. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Here the view of various writers differ widely. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Various views prevailed about the origin of these two sym- bols. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Then went I up in the night in the valley, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned. (Writings NEH.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there we encamped three days; and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. (Writings EZR.8.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two spies secretly, saying: 'Go view the land, and Jericho.' And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there. (Prophets JOS.2.1, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Spelling: «ie» + «w»: view. «Point of view» = opinion, or the eyes through which a story is told (first person: I, third person: he/she). Maths: plan view = view from directly above.