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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.
Deep explanation
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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