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title: "Views"
description: "AEM provides three different Views for Sites. They can be used for the Pages, Experience Fragments, and Images."
path: https://www.eonshowroom.eon.com/en/aem-basics/views.html
lastModified: 2025-02-03T14:50:43.195Z
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# Views

# Views

![](https://www.eonshowroom.eon.com/cdm-assets/is/image/eon/view_select%3A2-1?fmt=webp)

Recommended:

List View

### Description

AEM provides three different Views for Sites. They can be used for the Pages, Experience Fragments, and Images.

- 3 different Views: Card View, Column View, or List View
- List View is recommanded

### Card View

![](https://www.eonshowroom.eon.com/cdm-assets/is/image/eon/view_card%3A2-1?fmt=webp)

#### Pro

- Modifing Date is visible
- Publishing Date is visible

#### Con

- Reordering of Pages is not possible
- Items are unordered
- Hierarchie is not visible
- Seems messy
- Just less Infos are available

### Column View

![](https://www.eonshowroom.eon.com/cdm-assets/is/image/eon/view_column%3A2-1?fmt=webp)

#### Pro

- Hierarchie Level can be directly seen
- If Pages are below, it is directly visible
- Easy Overview of Page Structure

#### Con

- Reordering of Pages is not possible
- Detailed Infos are only visible when Page is selected
- Less Infos at first Glance

### List View

#### Recommandation

Use List View to use all Advantages of this View. Combine this with activating Content Tree on left Sidebar. Then, also Hierarchie can be seen directly.

![](https://www.eonshowroom.eon.com/cdm-assets/is/image/eon/view_list%3A2-1?fmt=webp)

#### Pro

- Detailed Infos are directly visible
- Easy Selection by Checkmark in front of each Element
- Reordering of Pages possible

#### Con

- Hierarchie is only indirect visible