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viewing

viewing

94 2.3
An event when people go to see something like a film or artwork
  • noun
  • /ˈvjuːɪŋ/
: proyección (cine/TV)
  • Walton has said that her ambition is to create a viewing space for art in which everyone feels welcome.
  • television viewing
  • video viewing
  • TV viewing

And what was weird was this was mandated viewing in all the schools growing up.

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Examples

  • I have scheduled a private viewing of the house I am interested in buying this weekend.

  • We should avoid viewing films on our little cell phones.

  • You know, I think a viewing party, it felt very real.

  • Ladies and Gentlemen, for your viewing pleasure.

  • Once the stories are complete, the class can have a special viewing party to celebrate each student's writing.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In a moment, he'll demonstrate that for the viewing audience at home.

  • I'm here for a private viewing.

  • Then we went to the viewing room and I showed him the film taken from the museum's hidden monitoring cameras.

  • For many years, the 60-inch telescope was made available for public viewing after the lecture.

    Academic text (1999)
  • How does one arrange a private viewing of the tapestry collection at the Royal Saxon Gallery?

Synonyms

exhibition
vsviewing
163 3.3

A public display of objects like paintings or old items in a museum

is any occasion where something is displayed, not only a public collection
screening
vsviewing
67 2.8

A showing of a movie for an audience

is a broader event covering many item types, not only movies
showing
vsviewing
18 2.1

A time when people can watch a film or play

is a general occasion for many items, not limited to films or plays
art exhibition
vsviewing
6 3.0

A public show where people see paintings, sculptures, and other works of art

is broader, covering many kinds of showings not only art displays
viewing party
vsviewing
  • US
3 3.1

A group of people who meet to watch a TV show or event together

is an occasion for seeing something, not mainly a social meeting
presentment
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  • Archaic
1 8.5

A way of showing something to people, often in a dramatic way

is a routine occasion for people to see things rather than formal
rescreening
vsviewing
1 4.2

A second public showing of a film or play

is a single occasion not implying repetition or prior showings
prescreening
vsviewing
1 3.4

An advance showing of a movie or TV show to a small group

is the general occasion open to all rather than an early private one

Compounds

A group of people who watch a particular TV program

3 3.1

A group of people who meet to watch a TV show or event together

A raised place where people stand to look at scenery or events

How Public

premiere
161 4.4
showing
11 2.5
viewing
94 2.3
screening
67 2.8
preview
186 2.9

Surface Forms

viewing singular
viewings plural

Morphology

viewing = view (transparent) = view + ing

A straightforward nominalization of the verb 'view' meaning an occasion or act of seeing; meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Viewing comes from an old Latin word videre meaning 'to see', the same root you find in video and vision. So a viewing is simply an event when people are invited to 'see' something, like a film, artwork, or house.