Why do you create a View in a database?

Question

When and Why does some one decide that they need to create a View in their database? Why not just run a normal stored procedure or select?

Answer 1

I am creating xxx that maps all the relationships between a main table (like Products table) and reference tables (like ProductType or ProductDescriptionByLanguage). This will create a view that will allow me retrieve a product and all it's details translated from its foreign keys to its description. Then I can use an ORM to create objects to easily build grids, combo boxes, etc.