Yleisnäkymänä

yleisnäkymänä is the translative form of the Finnish noun yleisnäkymä, meaning "general view" or "overview." It denotes the role or state of something when it is presented to the viewer as an overview. The form is created by combining yleisnäkymä with the translative suffix -nä, which is used in Finnish to express "as" or "in the capacity of." This construction is common in technical and user interface writing, where functions or presentation modes are described briefly and neutrally.

Usage in Finnish texts is typical in documentation and UI descriptions to indicate how information is displayed. For example: "Raportin yhteenveto voidaan näyttää yleisnäkymänä" means "the summary of the report can be shown as an overview." Another example: "Käyttöliittymässä tilastot esitetään yleisnäkymänä," which conveys that statistics are shown in an overview format. The form emphasizes that the presented view is concise and summarizes rather than detailing every item.

Notes on nuance: the term is technical and more common in Finnish than in everyday conversation. It is usually used to describe presentation mode rather than content detail. The word "näkymä" is also used for screens or panes in computing; "yleisnäkymänä" specifically signals the overview aspect rather than a detailed or full view. In context, it often appears alongside other presentation descriptors such as "koontanäkymä" (summary view) or "sisältökoonti."

See also: yleisnäkymä, näkymä, koontanäkymä, yleiskuva, käyttöliittymä.