viewable
adjective
view·able
ˈvyü-ə-bəl 
1
a
: capable of being seen : visible
The next solar eclipse … will be viewable from the north-eastern U.S. and Canada.—
Jamie Carter
Jamie Carter
b
: capable of being inspected or examined in person
This lust for high-tech life is also answered in the … look of the Michael Jackson Suite at Disney World (viewable by appointment) at the fabulous Hotel Royal Plaza.—Ellen Count
Ellen Count2
: capable of being watched (as on a display screen)
Before long, the boys have embellished their report with video segments (viewable on a nearby big-screen TV) …—Charles Piller
Charles PillerVirgil and two friends, John Beck and Ken Dunn, had watched the news reports … on the set's one viewable channel.—Leigh Montville
Leigh MontvilleWith Flash, you can create compact, streaming Web animations that are easily viewable on just about any platform.—Ben Long
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The Times converted it to a viewable format.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The phenomenon will be viewable beginning in the late-night hours of Wednesday, March 18, into the early morning of Thursday, March 19, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
This tree is listed on the Indiana Department of Natural Resources registry of big trees, viewable online.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The study is currently viewable on the pre-print paper repository arXiv.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The phenomenon will be viewable beginning in the late-night hours of Wednesday, March 18, into the early morning of Thursday, March 19, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
This tree is listed on the Indiana Department of Natural Resources registry of big trees, viewable online.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The study is currently viewable on the pre-print paper repository arXiv.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Viewable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viewable. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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