A view or sight of something before it fully appears; an advance preview or early glimpse of what is to come.
From 'fore-' (before) + 'view' (sight, perspective). Emerged in Middle English to describe advance observations or preliminary surveys, particularly in architectural and military contexts.
Generals used 'foreview' to mean scouting enemy positions from a distance—seeing the battlefield before actually fighting on it—making it a word about gathering intelligence and reducing uncertainty through observation.
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