diff --git a/view.hpp b/view.hpp
index d5eab527..922bddb9 100644
--- a/view.hpp
+++ b/view.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ namespace cruft {
         using begin_type = BeginT;
         using end_type   = EndT;
 
+        using iterator = begin_type;
+
         //---------------------------------------------------------------------
         using value_type = typename std::iterator_traits<
             remove_restrict_t<BeginT>