Views are useful for displaying certain rows and columns in one or more tables. A view makes it possible to obtain the result of a query as if it were a table. The CREATE VIEW statement defines the query. Snowflake supports two different types of views :
Non-materialized views (often referred to as "views") - The results of a non-materialized view are obtained by executing the query at the moment the view is referenced in a query. When compared to materialised views, performance is slower.
Materialized views - Although named as a type of view, a materialised view behaves more like a table in many aspects. The results of a materialised view are saved in a similar way to that of a table. This allows for faster access, but it necessitates storage space and active maintenance, both of which incur extra expenses.
