counterview

n. 1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons front each other. [ 1913 Webster ]

Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin,
In counterview. Milton [ 1913 Webster ]

M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and appendix. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have drawn some lines of Linger's character, on purpose to place it in counterview, or contrast with that of the other company. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]