What are the pros/cons of using a synonym vs. a view?

Question

This is a generic database design question - What are the benefits of using a synonym in database development, over a simple view? What are the main considerations to keep

Answer 1

A view primarily is a simple/complex "select" statement. Essentially you use a view as a mask, and show only those column values which are of use. You use a view with an intention to not show extra information to the end-user.

Whereas a synonym is an alternative name for the database objects.

• it allows you to use tables in other schema without prefixing the schema name in the table name with a dot as in (user.tab_name can be replaced by some_synonym_name)
• you are not interested to share the actual object with others,