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Viewed vs See - What's the difference?

viewed | see |

As verbs the difference between viewed and see

is that viewed is past tense of view while see is to perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.

As a noun see is

a diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.

viewed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (view)

  • view

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) Visual perception.
  • # The act of seeing or looking at something.
  • #* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view .
  • #* (John Locke) (1632-1705)
  • Objects near our view are thought greater than those of a larger size are more remote.
  • #*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
  • , passage=But Richmond
  • # The range of vision.
  • #* (John Dryden) (1631-1700)
  • The walls of Pluto's palace are in view .
  • # Something to look at, such as scenery.
  • #* (1777-1844)
  • 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view .
  • # (label) Appearance; show; aspect.
  • #* (Edmund Waller) (1606-1687)
  • [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view / Dazzled, before we never knew.
  • A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
  • (label) Opinion, judgement, imagination.
  • # A mental image.
  • #* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
  • I have with exact view perused thee, Hector.
  • # A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
  • #* (John Locke) (1632-1705)
  • to give a right view of this mistaken part of liberty
  • # A point of view.
  • # An intention or prospect.
  • #* (John Locke) (1632-1705)
  • No man sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason.
  • A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
  • The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with; a user interface.
  • A wake. (rfex)
  • Antonyms

    * (part of computer program) model, controller

    Derived terms

    * angle of view * bankruptcy view * bird's-eye view * by-view * clear view screen * counterview * exploded view * field of view * in full view * in view of * out of view * page view * pay-per-view * point of view * rear-view * viewable * view angle * view camera * viewfinder/view finder * viewgraph * viewless * viewpoint * viewy * worldview/world-view/world view * worm's-eye view/worm's eye view

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To look at.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-14, author=(Jonathan Freedland)
  • , volume=189, issue=1, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Obama's once hip brand is now tainted , passage=Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.}}
  • To show.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * preview * review * viewer * viewing

    See also

    * see * look * voyeur

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    see

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
  • * , chapter=1
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
  • , passage=But Richmond
  • # To witness or observe by personal experience.
  • #* (Bible), (w) viii. 51
  • Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
  • To form a mental picture of.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-23, author=(Mark Cocker)
  • , volume=189, issue=11, page=28, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Wings of Desire , passage=It is not just that we see birds as little versions of ourselves. It is also that, at the same time, they stand outside any moral process. They are utterly indifferent. This absolute oblivion on their part, this lack of sharing, is powerful.}}
  • # (label) To understand.
  • #* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)
  • , volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Our banks are out of control , passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic
  • # To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
  • (label) To meet, to visit.
  • # To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
  • #* (Bible), 1 (w) xv. 35
  • And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death.
  • # To date frequently.
  • (label) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
  • (label) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
  • To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
  • To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if'' or ''whether ).
  • (used in the imperative ) Used to emphasise a proposition.
  • Synonyms
    * (perceive with the eyes) behold, descry, espy, observe, view * (understand) follow, get, understand
    Derived terms
    * aftersee * besee * foresee * forsee * insee * missee * outsee * oversee * see a man about a dog * see for * see things * see someone right * see stars * see the light of day * see through * see-through * see with one's own eyes * undersee * unsee

    See also

    * look * sight * watch

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
  • The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
  • A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
  • * Spenser
  • Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see .
    Derived terms
    * Holy See

    See also

    * cathedra * cathedral * chair * throne

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