in someone's view

Meanings

prepositional phrase

idiomaticThe way or manner in which someone sees or perceives something: the way or manner in which someone feels about something.
In her view, there's only one thing to be done about it: read them the riot act.
1 more example
In my view, there's nothing wrong with a little give-and-take about such issues.
Synonyms: in someone's eyes, by one's lights, to one's mind, in one's opinion
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, someone's, view.
If they build that monstrosity then it will be right in our view every time we look out our windows.

prepositional phraseThe way or manner in which someone sees or perceives something: the way or manner in which someone feels about something.

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