1
The view of vegetables on the table makes my child cry.
The sight of vegetables on the table makes my child cry.
Use sight when talking about your reaction to seeing something: ‘The sight of blood makes me feel sick.’
Use view for a scene you can see from a particular place: ‘Our room had a view of the sea.’
2
We stood there watching the spectacular view.
We stood there looking at the spectacular view.
We stood there admiring the spectacular view.
For a still view, use look at, enjoy or admire. We normally use watch for something moving or changing: ‘watch the clouds’.
Check our grammar lesson on the difference between look, watch and see.