Learn English – the difference between “to view” and “to see”

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Could you provide some usage examples when they both can be used and some in which only one of them is appropriate? In particular, which is better between "you can come and see the house" and "you can come and view the house"?

Best Answer

Along with @AlwaysAsking's good answer, I'd like to mention a bit of an idea of formality with regard to see versus view in the specific context requested.

A personal request to see the house will imply that the requester will show the house.

"Come see our house!"

Where as view is more formal and depersonalized.

"Come view our house."

It has an implication of inspection or examination without a personal level of familiarity. Whether or not the house is being presented/shown by the requester, it still is more formal and detached.