Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Keep your belongings on view or in view
English answer:
In view
English term
Germany
There is no alternative to quality
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Keep your belongings on view or in view
Thanks a a lot
Kindest regards
Inge.
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Emma Sayers
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Sebastian Magoto
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Diogo Garcia
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Jun 10, 2024 11:49: Jennifer Levey changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Barbara Carrara, AllegroTrans, Jennifer Levey
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Responses
Germany
Emma Sayers
Native in: English (Variants: French, Wales / Welsh, British, UK, Scottish, South African, US South, US, Australian, Indian, Jamaican, Canadian, New Zealand)
Works in: English, French to English, German to English, and 2 more.
In view
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Toni Castano
: "In view": Close enough to be seen (Cambridge Dic.).
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Diogo Garcia
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AllegroTrans
: Yes. "on view" would suggest displaying your belongings to everyone, including thieves
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Lisa Russell
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Daryo
: In all and any sentences "Keep your belongings in view" is ***always*** the right variant? Sure of that? I can think of at least one case where "Keep your belongings on view" would make perfect sense.
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Viviane Torres
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philgoddard
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Anastasia Kalantzi
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Portugal
Experienced & Qualified Translator EN>PT
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 1 more.
in view
"On view" means "open to public inspection / on exhibition".
Keep your hands in view at all times.
A wide range of these items is on view at the store.
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AllegroTrans
: Both of your example sentences are irrelevant and "on view" would suggest displaying your belongings to everyone, including thieves
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My answer is "in view". I've simply explained the meaning of both in different contexts. The sentences are not irrelevant. They explain the difference between both terms, which couldn't be more pertinent.
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Daryo
: "in this context"? Where is that "context"? // You're entering a country where the border control don't mess about and a sign says "Keep all your belongings on view" - totally unrealistic?
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It'd be pretty hard to find a context in which "Keep tour belongings on view" would make sense. Also, I put a 3 confidence and wrote it SEEMS to be the right option, IF I understand the context correctly. // Yes, that would indeed sound odd
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philgoddard
: Just to counteract the silly disagree above.
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Anastasia Kalantzi
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Tanzania
Swahili/English Translator & Interpreter
Native in: Swahili (Variants: Kenyan, Tanzanian) , English (Variants: Australian, New Zealand, US, Canadian, UK, British, South African)
Works in: English to Swahili, English, Swahili to English, and 1 more.
In view
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When you need something to be close up in your sight, or if you need to keep something in perspective. It has to be near you field of vision thats why its more relevant to use "in view" ( near your field of vision ) when its out your field of vision. All the things you see are inside your field of vision "in view" . When something is on view , its put up for display purposes
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Daryo
: You can find plenty of occurrences where "on view" is the correct version - how do you know which one is correct for an unknown sentence?
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In order to better understand the use of " on view " or "in view". Its best to understand the word " VIEW" which one of its simple definitions is seeing something or to be seen from a particular place. When something is displayed to be seen, its ON VIEW
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Anastasia Kalantzi
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Discussion
To have something in view, on the other hand, relates to having or keeping something in one's sights, i.e. having an idea or aim in mind, e.g. the seller might have a particular sale price in mind. A passing thief might have his/her mind set on stealing someone's laptop/belongings.
What is right in maybe 99% of cases may be or may not be right in the one specific case that is relevant for choosing "the right term".
"no definite answer" in some case IS "the right answer". Like when there is a reference to a text we know NOTHING about.
IN PHOTOS | Freddie Mercury's belongings on view at Sotheby's exhibit
Items of We Will Rock You, Bohemian Rhapsody singer on display until Sept. 5
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/photos/in-photos-fredd...
Don't leave any belongings in view, even if your car is locked.
https://www.comparethemarket.com/car-insurance/content/car-a...
Without a full sentence, the is no "right" or "wrong" version.
STATISTICALLY "keep your belongings where you can see them (in view)" is more likely, but "translating by statistics" is for MT, not for serious translators.
An example of how "statistical thinking" can be wrong. Combine "drug/medicine + patient + survival" and it must be about the patient surviving thanks to the medicine, right? Try this:
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-french/medical-general...