diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index 4985fb8..f6dde8c 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
+	"reflect"
 )
 
 type Database struct {
@@ -269,23 +270,69 @@ type ViewResponse struct {
 
 // View performs a query on a database view with the specified design, view, and parameters.
 // It returns a ViewResponse representing the response from the view query.
-func (db *Database) View(ctx context.Context, design, view string, params ViewParams) (ViewResponse, error) {
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - ctx: The context for the HTTP request.
+//   - design: The design document name.
+//   - view: The name of the view within the design document.
+//   - params: The parameters for the view query.
+//   - viewResults: A pointer to a struct where the view results will be unmarshalled.
+//     The struct must have a "rows" field holding a slice of structs with "id" and "key" JSON fields.
+//     If params.IncludeDocs is true, the struct must also have a "doc" JSON field.
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - error: An error if the view query fails or if the viewResults struct does not meet the requirements.
+func (db *Database) View(ctx context.Context, design, view string, params ViewParams, resultVar interface{}) error {
+	err := CheckStructForJSONFields(resultVar)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error checking struct for JSON fields: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	code, responseBytes, err := db.httpClient.Get(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("%s/_design/%s/_view/%s?%s", db.dbName, design, view, params.encode()))
 	if err != nil {
-		return ViewResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("error creating design doc: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating design doc: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if code != 200 {
-		return ViewResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("error getting view: %d - %s", code, string(responseBytes))
+		return fmt.Errorf("error getting view: %d - %s", code, string(responseBytes))
 	}
 
-	var response ViewResponse
-	err = json.Unmarshal(responseBytes, &response)
+	// Unmarshal directly into the provided variable
+	err = json.Unmarshal(responseBytes, resultVar)
 	if err != nil {
-		return ViewResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshalling view response: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error unmarshalling into resultVar: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CheckStructForJSONFields checks if the provided struct has the required JSON fields.
+// It returns an error if the struct does not meet the criteria.
+func CheckStructForJSONFields(resultVar interface{}) error {
+	// Get the type of the struct pointed to by resultVar
+	structType := reflect.TypeOf(resultVar).Elem()
+
+	// Check if the 'Rows' field exists and is of type slice with the expected JSON tag
+	rowsField, found := structType.FieldByName("Rows")
+	if !found || rowsField.Type.Kind() != reflect.Slice || rowsField.Tag.Get("json") != "rows" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resultVar must be a pointer to a struct with a 'Rows' field of type slice and JSON tag 'rows'")
+	}
+
+	// Check if 'id' and 'key' fields exist and have the expected JSON tags
+	idField, idFound := structType.FieldByName("ID")
+	keyField, keyFound := structType.FieldByName("Key")
+	if !idFound || !keyFound || idField.Tag.Get("json") != "id" || keyField.Tag.Get("json") != "key" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resultVar must have 'ID' and 'Key' fields with JSON tags 'id' and 'key'")
 	}
 
-	return response, nil
+	// Check if 'doc' field is required and present with the expected JSON tag
+	if docField, docFound := structType.FieldByName("Doc"); docFound {
+		if docField.Tag.Get("json") != "doc" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("resultVar must have a 'Doc' field with JSON tag 'doc' when IncludeDocs is true")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // ViewParams defines a struct to represent the parameters for querying a database view.
diff --git a/views_test.go b/views_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4deb9a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+package couchdb
+
+import "testing"
+
+// Define a test struct for holding test cases
+type testCase struct {
+	Name      string
+	Input     interface{}
+	ShouldErr bool
+}
+
+func TestCheckStructForJSONFields(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []testCase{
+		{
+			Name:      "Valid struct with required fields and JSON tags",
+			Input:     &validStruct{},
+			ShouldErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "Struct missing 'Rows' field",
+			Input:     &missingRowsStruct{},
+			ShouldErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "Struct with 'Rows' field of wrong type",
+			Input:     &wrongTypeRowsStruct{},
+			ShouldErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "Struct with 'Rows' field missing JSON tag",
+			Input:     &missingRowsTagStruct{},
+			ShouldErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "Struct missing 'ID' field",
+			Input:     &missingIDStruct{},
+			ShouldErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "Struct missing 'Key' field",
+			Input:     &missingKeyStruct{},
+			ShouldErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "Struct with 'ID' field missing JSON tag",
+			Input:     &missingIDTagStruct{},
+			ShouldErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "Struct with 'Key' field missing JSON tag",
+			Input:     &missingKeyTagStruct{},
+			ShouldErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "Valid struct with 'Doc' field and JSON tag",
+			Input:     &validDocStruct{},
+			ShouldErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "Struct with 'Doc' field missing JSON tag",
+			Input:     &missingDocTagStruct{},
+			ShouldErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := CheckStructForJSONFields(tc.Input)
+			if (err != nil) != tc.ShouldErr {
+				t.Errorf("Expected error: %v, Got error: %v", tc.ShouldErr, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// Define sample structs for testing
+
+type validStruct struct {
+	Rows []int    `json:"rows"`
+	ID   string   `json:"id"`
+	Key  string   `json:"key"`
+	Doc  struct{} `json:"doc"`
+}
+
+type missingRowsStruct struct {
+	ID  string   `json:"id"`
+	Key string   `json:"key"`
+	Doc struct{} `json:"doc"`
+}
+
+type wrongTypeRowsStruct struct {
+	Rows string   `json:"rows"`
+	ID   string   `json:"id"`
+	Key  string   `json:"key"`
+	Doc  struct{} `json:"doc"`
+}
+
+type missingRowsTagStruct struct {
+	Rows []int
+	ID   string   `json:"id"`
+	Key  string   `json:"key"`
+	Doc  struct{} `json:"doc"`
+}
+
+type missingIDStruct struct {
+	Rows []int    `json:"rows"`
+	Key  string   `json:"key"`
+	Doc  struct{} `json:"doc"`
+}
+
+type missingKeyStruct struct {
+	Rows []int    `json:"rows"`
+	ID   string   `json:"id"`
+	Doc  struct{} `json:"doc"`
+}
+
+type missingIDTagStruct struct {
+	Rows []int `json:"rows"`
+	ID   string
+	Key  string   `json:"key"`
+	Doc  struct{} `json:"doc"`
+}
+
+type missingKeyTagStruct struct {
+	Rows []int  `json:"rows"`
+	ID   string `json:"id"`
+	Key  string
+	Doc  struct{} `json:"doc"`
+}
+
+type validDocStruct struct {
+	Rows        []int    `json:"rows"`
+	ID          string   `json:"id"`
+	Key         string   `json:"key"`
+	Doc         struct{} `json:"doc"`
+	IncludeDocs bool     `json:"include_docs"`
+}
+
+type missingDocTagStruct struct {
+	Rows        []int    `json:"rows"`
+	ID          string   `json:"id"`
+	Key         string   `json:"key"`
+	Doc         struct{} `json:"dock"`
+	IncludeDocs bool
+}