diff --git a/libs/common/src/models/view/view.ts b/libs/common/src/models/view/view.ts
index 1f16b3d5958..2869617dca5 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/models/view/view.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/models/view/view.ts
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+// See https://contributing.bitwarden.com/architecture/clients/data-model/#view for proper use.
+// View models represent the decrypted state of a corresponding Domain model.
+// They typically match the Domain model but contains a decrypted string for any EncString fields.
+// Don't use this to represent arbitrary component view data as that isn't what it is for.
 export class View {}