[dba-SQLServer] Difference between views and queries

Can anyone explain the difference between a view and a query?  Views use a
query, plus the view keyword.  I have a couple of books that I have read the
chapter on Views, but I so far haven't managed to "get" why you wouldn't
just use the query itself instead of turning it into a view.


John W. Colby 
www.ColbyConsulting.com