diff --git a/src/abstractgeotable.jl b/src/abstractgeotable.jl
index 0d6bfe7..f4965bd 100644
--- a/src/abstractgeotable.jl
+++ b/src/abstractgeotable.jl
@@ -88,22 +88,7 @@ ncol(geotable::AbstractGeoTable) = length(Tables.columnnames(Tables.columns(valu
 
 Base.view(geotable::AbstractGeoTable, inds) = GeoTableView(geotable, inds)
 
-function Base.view(geotable::AbstractGeoTable, geometry::Geometry)
-  dom = domain(geotable)
-  tab = values(geotable)
-
-  # retrieve subdomain
-  inds = indices(dom, geometry)
-  subdom = view(dom, inds)
-
-  # retrieve subtable
-  subtab = Tables.subset(tab, inds)
-
-  # data table for elements
-  vals = Dict(paramdim(dom) => subtab)
-
-  constructor(geotable)(subdom, vals)
-end
+Base.view(geotable::AbstractGeoTable, geometry::Geometry) = GeoTableView(geotable, indices(domain(geotable), geometry))
 
 # -----------------
 # TABLES INTERFACE
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index be21bf3..7c5c681 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -180,6 +180,21 @@ dummymeta(domain, table) = GeoTable(domain, Dict(paramdim(domain) => table))
       @test centroid(domain(v), 3) == Point(1.5, 1.5)
       @test v.a == v."a" == [2, 3, 4]
       @test v.b == v."b" == [6, 7, 8]
+
+      # viewing with geometries
+      a = rand(100)
+      b = rand(100)
+      grid = CartesianGrid(10, 10)
+      linds = LinearIndices(size(grid))
+      gtb = dummy(grid, (; a, b))
+      tri = Triangle((1.5, 1.5), (4.5, 4.5), (7.5, 1.5))
+      v = view(gtb, tri)
+      @test gtb.a[linds[4, 3]] ∈ v.a
+      @test gtb.a[linds[5, 3]] ∈ v.a
+      @test gtb.a[linds[6, 3]] ∈ v.a
+      @test gtb.b[linds[4, 3]] ∈ v.b
+      @test gtb.b[linds[5, 3]] ∈ v.b
+      @test gtb.b[linds[6, 3]] ∈ v.b
     end
   end