What is "to have in view"

View \View\, n. [OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see, p. p. veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See Vision, and cl. Interview, Purview, Review, Vista.]

1. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

   Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view.
   --Milton.

   Objects near our view are thought greater than those of a larger size are more remote.
   --Locke.

   Surveying nature with too nice a view.
   --Dryden.

2. Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.

   I have with exact view perused thee, Hector.
   --Shak.

3. Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.

   The walls of Pluto's palace are in view.
   --Dryden.

4. That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.

   'T is distance lends enchantment to the view.
   --Campbell.

5. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, ?ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.

6. Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued.

   To give a right view of this mistaken part of liberty.
   --Locke.

7. That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.

   No man sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason.
   --Locke.

8. Appearance; show; aspect. [Obs.]

   [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view Dazzled, before we never knew.
   --Waller.

   Field of view. See under Field.

   Point of view. See under Point.

   To have in view, to have in mind as an incident, object, or aim; as, to have one's resignation in view.

   View halloo, the shout uttered by a hunter upon seeing the fox break cover.

   View of frankpledge (Law), a court of record, held in a hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet.
   --Blackstone.

   View of premises (Law), the inspection by the jury of the place where a litigated transaction is said to have occurred.