view vs watch

view

noun
  • The act of seeing or looking at something. 

  • A wake. 

  • A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases. 

  • A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory. 

  • An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user. 

  • Something to look at, such as scenery. 

  • The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with 

  • The range of vision. 

  • A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch. 

  • A point of view. 

  • A mental image. 

  • An intention or prospect. 

verb
  • To regard in a stated way. 

  • To look at. 

watch

noun
  • The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time. 

  • A portable or wearable timepiece. 

  • The act of guarding and observing someone or something. 

  • A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking. 

  • The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept. 

  • A particular time period when guarding is kept. 

  • A person or group of people who guard. 

  • A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501). 

  • A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch. 

verb
  • To mind, attend, or guard. 

  • To be wary or cautious of. 

  • To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place. 

  • To be vigilant or on one's guard. 

  • To look at, see, or view for a period of time. 

  • To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil. 

  • To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention. 

  • To act as a lookout. 

  • To attend to dangers to or regarding. 

How often have the words view and watch occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )