View
/vjuː/noun
The act of seeing or looking at something; a sight or perspective.
Did you know?View comes through Old French from Latin videre, the same ancient root that also gave us vision, video, evidence, and provide—words built around the power of seeing, knowing, and making visible.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weid-
“to see, know”
Latin
Latin
vidēre
“to see”
Latin
Latin
vīsus
“a sight, seeing, vision”
Old French
Old French
veu
“sight, view”
Middle English
English
view
“sight, prospect; act of seeing”
Modern English
English
view
“the act or manner of seeing; a mental opinion or perspective”