As per the theory of database (which includes SQL Server 2005, Oracle etc.) a view can be thought of stored SQL query which result can be accessible as a table. It can be used for retrieving data, as well as updating or deleting rows.
But database view does not have physical schema
The results of using a view are not permanently stored in the database. The data accessed through a view is actually constructed using standard T-SQL select command and can come from one to many different base tables or even other views.