The difference between See and View

When used as nouns, see means a diocese, archdiocese, whereas view means the act of seeing or looking at something.

When used as verbs, see means to perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight. to witness or observe by personal experience, whereas view means to look at.

check bellow for the other definitions of See and View

  1. See as a verb (stative):

    To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight. To witness or observe by personal experience.

    Examples:

    "Now I've seen it all!"

    "I have been blind since birth and I love to read Braille. When the books arrive in from the library, I can’t wait to see what stories they have sent me."

    "I saw military service in Vietnam."

  2. See as a verb (figuratively):

    To form a mental picture of. To understand. To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.

    Examples:

    "Do you see what I mean?"

    "They're blind to the damage they do, but someday they'll see."

  3. See as a verb (social):

    To meet, to visit. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit. To date frequently.

    Examples:

    "to go to see a friend"

    "I've been seeing her for two months"

  4. See as a verb (transitive):

    To be the setting or time of.

    Examples:

    "The 20th century saw humanity's first space exploration."

  5. See as a verb (by extension):

    To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.

    Examples:

    "I'll see you hang for this!  I saw that they didn't make any more trouble."

  6. See as a verb (gambling):

    To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.

    Examples:

    "I'll see your twenty dollars and raise you ten."

  7. See as a verb (sometimes, _, mystical):

    To foresee, predict, or prophesy.

    Examples:

    "The oracle saw the destruction of the city."

  8. See as a verb:

    To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).

    Examples:

    "I'll come over later and see if I can fix your computer."

  9. See as a verb (used in the imperative):

    Examples:

    "You see, Johnny, your Dad isn't your real dad."

  10. See as a verb (used in the imperative):

    To reference or to study for further details.

    Examples:

    "Step 4: In the system, check out the laptop to the student (see: "Logging Resources" in the ''Tutor Manual'')."

    "This article is about the insect. For the English rock band, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles]."

    "For a complete proof of the Poincaré conjecture, see Appendix C."

  1. See as a noun:

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

  2. See as a noun:

    The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric

  3. See as a noun:

    A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

  1. View as a noun (physical):

    Visual perception. The act of seeing or looking at something. A pageview. The range of vision. Something to look at, such as scenery. Appearance; show; aspect.

    Examples:

    "He changed seat to get a complete view of the stage."

    "If there are any rabbits in this park, they keep carefully out of our view."

    "My flat has a view of a junkyard."

    "the view from a window"

  2. View as a noun:

    A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.

    Examples:

    "a fine view of Lake George"

  3. View as a noun (psychological):

    Opinion, judgement, imagination. A mental image. A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory. A point of view. An intention or prospect.

    Examples:

    "I need more information to get a better view of the situation."

    "Your view on evolution is based on religion, not on scientific findings."

    "From my view that is a stupid proposition."

    "He smuggled a knife into prison with a view to using it as a weapon."

  4. View as a noun (computing, databases):

    A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.

  5. View as a noun (computing, programming):

    The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with

  6. View as a noun:

    A wake.

  1. View as a verb (transitive):

    To look at.

    Examples:

    "The video was viewed by millions of people."

  2. View as a verb (transitive):

    To regard in a stated way.

    Examples:

    "I view it as a serious breach of trust."

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