Could you explain what 'mapping' means in the MVC architecture?

In the MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture, the term "View" refers to the component responsible for presenting data to the user. The view receives data from the model and constructs the user interface — HTML pages, JSON responses, or other formats.

Simply put, the view is what the user sees. It does not contain business logic but only displays information received from the model and may include templates and interface elements.

For example, in PHP, a view can be a template file that outputs data:

// In the controller
$data = ['name' => 'Ivan', 'age' => 30];
include 'view.php';

// In view.php
?>
<h1>User: <?= htmlspecialchars(
$data['name']) ?></h1>
<p>Age: <?= (int)$data['age'] ?></p>
<?php

Thus, the view is responsible for visualizing data, separating logic and data from the interface.