\Coun"ter*view`\ (koun"t?r-v?`), n.
1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in
   which two persons front each other.

         Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin, In
         counterview.                          --Milton

         M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his
         preface and appendix.                 --Sir W.
                                               Hamilton.

2. A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each
   other by opposition; contrast.

         I have drawn some lines of Linger's character, on
         purpose to place it in counterview, or contrast with
         that of the other company.            --Swift.