diff --git a/examples/experimental_component/src/button.rs b/examples/experimental_component/src/button.rs
index 65bcf0f0..a5bde1b0 100644
--- a/examples/experimental_component/src/button.rs
+++ b/examples/experimental_component/src/button.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl<Ms> ButtonComponent<Ms> {
 }
 
 impl<Ms> Component<Ms> for ButtonComponent<Ms> {
-    fn render(&self) -> Node<Ms> {
+    fn view(&self) -> Node<Ms> {
         let attrs = {
             let mut attrs = attrs! {};
 
diff --git a/src/virtual_dom/component.rs b/src/virtual_dom/component.rs
index 0f5b31a9..8451cd10 100644
--- a/src/virtual_dom/component.rs
+++ b/src/virtual_dom/component.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::Node;
 
 pub trait Component<Ms> {
-    fn render(&self) -> Node<Ms>;
+    fn view(&self) -> Node<Ms>;
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ pub fn instantiate<Ms, C: Component<Ms>>(component: C) -> Node<Ms> {
     // The boundary node will own the state container and remember the component
     // configuration, so that it can do a local re-render when triggered by a
     // hook.
-    component.render()
+    component.view()
 }