View in Thai

“View” in Thai is วิวwiu; you'll also hear จุดชมวิวjùt-chom-wiu (viewpoint).

วิว wiu

view, scenery noun

wiu mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

จุดชมวิว jùt-chom-wiu

viewpoint noun

jùt low
chom mid
wiu mid

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Parts: จุดjùt point, spot ชมchom to admire, to look at วิวwiu view

How to use it

วิวwiu is English view said the Thai way, and it's everywhere: a room with a sea view is ห้องวิวทะเลhâwng wiu tá-lee, and people drive up mountains to ชมวิวchom wiu, admire the view. Every hill road seems to have a จุดชมวิวjùt-chom-wiu, a viewpoint, usually with a coffee stall. The formal word for scenery is ทิวทัศน์tiu-tát.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

wiew
wiw

More travel and transport in Thai

All travel and transport

รถ rót Car
แท็กซี่ táek-sîi Taxi
จอด jàwt Stop (a car)
to stop, to park
เลี้ยว líaw Turn
to turn
ซ้าย sáai Left
ขวา kwǎa Right (direction)
right (the direction)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones