The phrase "envisions itself as" is an acceptable part of a sentence in written English.
It is used to describe when someone or something imagines or foresees a certain outcome for itself. For example, "The company envisions itself as the leading provider of digital marketing services in the region."
Until that point China had envisioned itself as the center of the world, around which all else revolved.
Pakistan envisioned itself as a bulwark of Sunni Islam against Iran's Shiite fundamentalism, India's policies in Kashmir and Soviet atheism to the north in Central Asia.
Evan Williams, the Twitter co-founder, was asked on stage last week what areas were safe for third-party developers, and he wasn't able to give very clear guidance, noting that the company in its early days had not envisioned itself as a platform for others.
Snap has declared itself a camera company, envisioning itself as more than just an app.
Now Chartboost is envisioning itself as a business engine for games.
As with Uber — which envisioned itself as a logistics company from the start — the potential also exists for the bikes to carry more than people.
Berberian notes that Sphero never envisioned itself as a toy company, in spite of what it seemed like from the outside.
Closer to Delancey Street, SHEHERAZADE (121 Orchard St.; 539-1771), a five-month-old shop specializing in furnishings from North Africa and the Middle East, envisions itself not as a deconstructed gallery but as a streamlined seraglio.
Hence, the SZP, in contact with (and subordinate to) the Polish Government in Exile, envisioned itself not only as an armed resistance organization, but also as a vehicle through which the Polish state continued to administer its occupied territories.
It ties into Facebook's larger self-image: The company still likes to envision itself, ever optimistically, as a force for good in the world.
