on view

1. So as to be seen, as in They will put the antiques on view an hour before the auction begins. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Most of the 21 small lynching photographs on view with the victims erased were originally made as postcards, shocking souvenirs apparently to let the folks back home know just how much the sender delights in abject cruelty.

From Los Angeles Times

On view until it organically faded, the public artwork phenomenon tempted fearless pedestrians to throw caution to the wind as they raced out between traffic light cycles, and dodged aggressive drivers, in an attempt to capture the perfect selfie framed by the zigzagging optical art stripes.

From Los Angeles Times

The clothes on view were so consistent in their style that reviewers found it difficult to guess the decade each outfit represented.

From Los Angeles Times

It has been on display in New York's Museum of Modern Art, although the organisation's website says it is "not on view" at the moment.

From BBC

At MOCA, Yamaguchi has 10 whimsical seascapes on view: oceans with golden curtains for skies and purple waves for waters; oceans that look like they could be the backdrops to the Ballets Russes, bands of red and white shooting up from the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times

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