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title: "pg_views"
id: view-pg-views
pg_version: "20devel"
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## 53.39. pg_views

The view pg_views provides access to useful information about each view in the database. 

**pg_views Columns**

| Column Type | Description | 
| --- | --- |
| `schemaname` `name` (references [pg_namespace](catalog-pg-namespace.md).`nspname`) | Name of schema containing view |
| `viewname` `name` (references [pg_class](catalog-pg-class.md).`relname`) | Name of view |
| `viewowner` `name` (references [pg_authid](catalog-pg-authid.md).`rolname`) | Name of view's owner |
| `definition` `text` | View definition (a reconstructed [SELECT](sql-select.md) query) |