A semantic view of theories is a way of looking at the meaning of something. For example, when you have a theory about why something works or what causes something to happen, a semantic view would be the study of the actual meaning of those words and ideas. This could involve looking at language, symbols, and other ways of understanding the theory. It's sort of like studying the pictures behind a story or taking a closer look at the pieces of a puzzle to figure out what exactly the pieces tell you about the whole.