(the) Field of View (フィールド・オブ・ビュー Fīrudo obu Byū) are a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1994 by vocalist U-ya Asaoka, guitarist Takashi Oda, keyboardist Jun Abe and drummer Takuto Kohashi, with Jun Abe leaving and Kenji Niitsu joining the following year.
The group was formed on February 9, 1994 when vocalist U-ya Asaoka, guitarist Takashi Oda, keyboardist Jun Abe and drummer (later bandleader) Takuto Kohashi signed up for Being's Zain Records label under the name of view.
Just after the Last Goodbye EP in 1995, Abe left the group and bassist Kenji Niitsu joined.
After the Truth of Love EP in 2001, "the" was added in front of the band name for later releases.
The Field of View broke up one month after their November 2002 performances held in Tokyo and Osaka.