viewable

adjective

view·​able ˈvyü-ə-bəl 

1

a

: capable of being seen : visible

The next solar eclipse that will be visible from North America is coming on June 10, 2021 when a partial solar eclipse will be viewable from the north-eastern U.S. and Canada.

—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

2

: 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

Virgil and two friends, John Beck and Ken Dunn, had watched the news reports … on the set's one viewable channel.

—Leigh Montville

With Flash, you can create compact, streaming Web animations that are easily viewable on just about any platform.

—Ben Long

Examples of viewable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Right now, most homes for sale are widely viewable online and on multiple listing services (MLS), the databases brokers use. —Steph Solis, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025

If they are intercepted, the message contents are viewable. —Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025

Another round of northern lights will be viewable from several locations across the United States, likely to produce a magical display of colors swirling through the night sky on Tuesday, March 25. —Skyler Caruso, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025

Every verified update and transaction is timestamped and viewable to everyone with access. —Nikita Sachdev, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

view entry 2 + -able

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for viewable

• chewable
• doable
• nonrenewable
• renewable
• reviewable