View said to provide location (4)
I believe the answer is:
site
'location' is the definition.
(site is a kind of location)
'view said' is the wordplay.
'view' becomes 'sight' (synonyms).
'said' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'sight' is a homophone of 'SITE'.
'to provide' is the link.
(Other definitions for site that I've seen before include "Spot, location" , "Situation (of a building)" , "Position; situation" , "Where something is located" , "setting" .)