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Explain 'View' in MongoDB.

Updated May 1, 2026

Short answer

A MongoDB View is a read-only queryable object whose content is defined by an aggregation pipeline on other collections.

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Views do not store data on disk; they act as a saved query. They provide an abstraction layer and a way to implement security by hiding fields.

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