Beats view from the south (4)
I believe the answer is:
tops
'beats' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'view from the south' is the wordplay.
'view' becomes 'spot'.
'from the south' says the letters should be written backwards (in a down clue, letters go up).
'spot' in reverse letter order is 'TOPS'.
(Other definitions for tops that I've seen before include "spinners" , "Big tents" , "Betters" , "Max - spinning toys" , "Surpasses; toys" .)