# View

> One page of a dashboard. Its type, like sections, masonry, or panel, decides how its cards are laid out.

Source: https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/view/

- In code: `hui-view`, `hui-sections-view`
- Also: views, sections view

The sections view is the default for new views: cards go in sections, on a grid. Masonry places cards in columns, and the panel view shows one card over the whole page.

## Related terms

- [Dashboard](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/dashboard/): A page of cards that shows and controls the home. Users can have as many dashboards as they like.
- [Card](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/card/): A block on a dashboard that shows or controls something, like an entity, a graph, or a weather forecast.