Be to and View

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Be to verb - To behave toward in a stated way.

Usage example: you need to be nice to your brother

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View and be to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "View" instead a verb phrase "Be to".

View verb - To look over closely (as for judging quality or condition).

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Be to and view are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Be to" instead a verb "View".

Nearby Words: viewpoint, viewed, viewing, viewer, viewable

Though this could be to keep the audience's attention and point of view.

Source: Literature / The Magic School Bus
In an early scene, you can see one of the characters through a glass while he's tele-speaking, and he's holding his hand at the exact point a camera would need to be to transmit the view you see of his face.

Source: Magical Security Cam
In Powers, Michael Avon Oeming's stated intention is to make any fight scenes feel as brutal to view as it would be to experience them (or as close as he can get), averting glorification of violence despite the overall dark and violent nature of the setting.

Source: Violence Is Disturbing

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