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Discover LudwigThe phrase "afford a view" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a situation where something provides or allows a perspective or sight of something else.
Example: "The balcony affords a view of the stunning sunset over the mountains."
Alternatives: "provides a view" or "offers a view".
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Glass lids afford a view but not a tight seal.
If I write "The Pelican Brief," "Perestroika," and "Presumed Innocent" next year, can I afford a view?
Above the theater an outdoor terrace juts out slightly to afford a view up toward the Piazza del Popolo.
Horses afford a view of a different world on this coast, where both nature and society are constantly buffeted by shifting, sometimes colliding, forces.
Across the room, Gustave Stickley leather-and-oak chairs and footstools afford a view across the golf course to a wide, blue swath of Pacific Ocean.
At the 18-room Hana Kai Maui Resort, the studio and the simply furnished one-bedroom units have kitchenettes and patios; most of them afford a view of the gray, rocky beach below.
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It was a cool, dry afternoon and our seats afforded a view of Lake Washington.
Ribicic was especially grateful for the roof access, which afforded a view of Gramercy Park.
And, of course, there is a row of windows affording a view of the canal.
The table afforded a view up to Bentham House, home of his estranged comic partner Dudley Moore.
This time the players are afforded a view from Nariman Point over the waters of Back Bay towards Chowpatty beach.
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