What is the point of Partial Views in Asp.net MVC

Question

Ive noticed that there seems to be no real difference between a view and a partial view. For instance, one can create a view but can render it as a

Answer 1

Think of partial views as user controls in ASP.NET WebForms. Partial views are used if you want to have a functionality centralized, so it can be used in many parts of your website. This is the purpose of partial views.

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