The act of watching and listening (e.g. TV or video viewing).
毎晩ニュースを視聴してから寝る。
I watch the news every night before going to bed.
最近はスマホで動画を視聴する人が多い。
Recently many people watch videos on their smartphones.
生配信を視聴して、チャットにコメントを書き込んだ。
I watched the live stream and wrote a comment in the chat.
Public attention or viewership (the interest or number of people watching).
新作ドラマの予告編が話題になり、視聴が急増した。
The new drama's trailer became a hot topic and viewings surged.
人気選手の復帰で、その試合の視聴が伸びた。
With the return of the popular player, viewership for that match increased.
Signal reception — receiving a signal to obtain audio/visual output (reception).
山間部ではテレビの視聴が難しく、受信アンテナを設置した。
In the mountainous area TV reception was poor, so we installed an antenna.