The difference between Sight and View

When used as nouns, sight means the ability to see, whereas view means the act of seeing or looking at something.

When used as verbs, sight means to register visually, whereas view means to look at.

check bellow for the other definitions of Sight and View

  1. Sight as a noun (in the singular):

    The ability to see.

    Examples:

    "He is losing his sight and now can barely read."

  2. Sight as a noun:

    The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.

    Examples:

    "to gain sight of land"

  3. Sight as a noun:

    Something seen.

  4. Sight as a noun:

    Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.

    Examples:

    "We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on."

    "You really look a sight in that ridiculous costume!"

  5. Sight as a noun:

    A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

  6. Sight as a noun:

    A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.

    Examples:

    "the sight of a quadrant"

  7. Sight as a noun (now, _, colloquial):

    a great deal, a lot; .

    Examples:

    "a sight of money"

    "This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!"

  8. Sight as a noun:

    In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.

  9. Sight as a noun (obsolete):

    The instrument of seeing; the eye.

  10. Sight as a noun:

    Mental view; opinion; judgment.

    Examples:

    "In their sight it was harmless."

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  1. Sight as a verb (transitive):

    To register visually.

  2. Sight as a verb (transitive):

    To get sight of (something).

    Examples:

    "to sight land from a ship"

  3. Sight as a verb (transitive):

    To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.

    Examples:

    "to sight a rifle or a cannon"

  4. Sight as a verb (transitive):

    To take aim at.

  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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