counterview /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌvjuː/ noun3 •An opposing viewpoint. •A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.I have drawn some Lines of Sir John Linger's Character, the Derbyshire Knight, on purpose to place it in Counter-view or Contrast with that of the other Company[…] — 1731 •A posture in which two persons face each other.Within the Gates of Hell sate Sin and Death, In counterview — 1667 formscounterviews