What is "plain view"

Usage examples of "plain view".

The knot of people standing in front of the picture parted, seeing the artist and his model approach, giving them plain view of the masterpiece.

Olympieus advanced into plain view of the allied reserves in position along the Wall.

He had placed the book in plain view on his desk, when he had noted that his reluctance to see it was more than mere revulsion, that it contained the element of an emotion never to be admitted.

But once they climbed onto the promenade level, they would be in plain view.

Here, in plain view of the White House, cattle and hogs were daily slaughtered.

The Lincolns arrived at the door to the East Room just as Seward was coaxing the red-faced Grant onto a sofa, where he now stood, swaying slightly, in plain view of everyone.

Leaving the truck in plain view of Hidas when he arrives on the other side would be too much of a temptation altogether.

I held my breath, wondering if I would better or worsen the situation by stepping into plain view.

Somehow, despite both his hands resting on the reins in plain view, Angus managed to generate the sound of coins clicking together as he spoke.