command a view

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The Woodring porch would command a view of their back yards, and little else.

From Time Magazine Archive

Miss Kenton seated herself on the bench provided, while I remained on my feet where I could command a view of the approaching bus.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

The pond is not a large one - a quarter of a mile around its perimeter perhaps - so that by stepping out to any promontory, one can command a view of its entirety.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

At the bottom of this bight the land was low, and I tried to get on some eminence, that I might command a view to the S.E., but was always impeded by an impervious wood.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert

Mr. Longcluse stood nearly opposite, but so placed as to command a view of the hall-door steps.

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan