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Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

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Definition

  1. noun a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
  2. noun the visual percept of a region
  3. noun the act of looking or seeing or observing

Etymology

From Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue f (French vue f), feminine past participle of veoir (“to see”) (French voir). Cognate with Italian vedere, as well as Portuguese and Spanish ver. Doublet of veduta and vista.

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Synonyms

position, perspective

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