Weergeving

Weergeving is a Dutch noun meaning depiction or representation, especially the act of presenting something in a visual form, or the result of that process. It comes from the Dutch verb weergeven, to display, portray, or render. The term is used across arts, media, and technology to denote both the act of presenting and the resulting image, model, or visualization.

In the arts, weergave refers to the portrayal of people, scenes, or concepts. In science and technology, it encompasses visualization and rendering of data, models, or simulations; in computer graphics, the term is often synonymous with rendering, the process of generating an image from a model. In information design and dashboards, weergave describes how information is displayed to users—charts, graphs, and layouts intended to make data understandable.

Weergave is related to terms such as weergave/weergeven, voorstelling, afbeelding, rendering, and grafische weergave. The context determines whether it refers to a tangible image (a painting, photograph) or an abstract representation (a data visualization or digital model). The term remains common in Dutch technical and cultural discourse and can be used more broadly to discuss fidelity, style, and accuracy of representation.