diff --git a/sdk/metric/instrument.go b/sdk/metric/instrument.go
index 429ac51acb8..e1e75ca8b85 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/instrument.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/instrument.go
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/metricdata"
 )
 
+var (
+	zeroUnit           unit.Unit
+	zeroInstrumentKind InstrumentKind
+	zeroScope          instrumentation.Scope
+)
+
 // InstrumentKind is the identifier of a group of instruments that all
 // performing the same function.
 type InstrumentKind uint8
@@ -79,6 +85,86 @@ type Instrument struct {
 	nonComparable // nolint: unused
 }
 
+// mask returns a copy of p with all non-zero-value fields of m replacing the
+// fields of the returned copy.
+func (p Instrument) mask(m Instrument) Instrument {
+	if m.Name != "" {
+		p.Name = m.Name
+	}
+	if m.Description != "" {
+		p.Description = m.Description
+	}
+	if m.Kind != zeroInstrumentKind {
+		p.Kind = m.Kind
+	}
+	if m.Unit != zeroUnit {
+		p.Unit = m.Unit
+	}
+	if m.Scope.Name != "" {
+		p.Scope.Name = m.Scope.Name
+	}
+	if m.Scope.Version != "" {
+		p.Scope.Version = m.Scope.Version
+	}
+	if m.Scope.SchemaURL != "" {
+		p.Scope.SchemaURL = m.Scope.SchemaURL
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
+// empty returns if all fields of p are their zero-value.
+func (p Instrument) empty() bool {
+	return p.Name == "" &&
+		p.Description == "" &&
+		p.Kind == zeroInstrumentKind &&
+		p.Unit == zeroUnit &&
+		p.Scope == zeroScope
+}
+
+// matches returns if all the non-zero-value fields of o match the
+// corresponding fields of p.
+//
+// If o is empty true is returned.
+func (p Instrument) matches(o Instrument) bool {
+	return p.matchesName(o) &&
+		p.matchesDescription(o) &&
+		p.matchesKind(o) &&
+		p.matchesUnit(o) &&
+		p.matchesScope(o)
+}
+
+// matchesName returns true if the Name field of o is a non-zero-value and
+// equals the Name field of p, otherwise false.
+func (p Instrument) matchesName(o Instrument) bool {
+	return p.Name == "" || p.Name == o.Name
+}
+
+// matchesDescription returns true if the Description field of o is a
+// non-zero-value and equals the Description field of p, otherwise false.
+func (p Instrument) matchesDescription(o Instrument) bool {
+	return p.Description == "" || p.Description == o.Description
+}
+
+// matchesKind returns true if the Kind field of o is a non-zero-value and
+// equals the Kind field of p, otherwise false.
+func (p Instrument) matchesKind(o Instrument) bool {
+	return p.Kind == zeroInstrumentKind || p.Kind == o.Kind
+}
+
+// matchesUnit returns true if the Unit field of o is a non-zero-value and
+// equals the Unit field of p, otherwise false.
+func (p Instrument) matchesUnit(o Instrument) bool {
+	return p.Unit == zeroUnit || p.Unit == o.Unit
+}
+
+// matchesScope returns true if the Scope field of o is a non-zero-value and
+// equals the Scope field of p, otherwise false.
+func (p Instrument) matchesScope(o Instrument) bool {
+	return (p.Scope.Name == "" || p.Scope.Name == o.Scope.Name) &&
+		(p.Scope.Version == "" || p.Scope.Version == o.Scope.Version) &&
+		(p.Scope.SchemaURL == "" || p.Scope.SchemaURL == o.Scope.SchemaURL)
+}
+
 // Stream describes the stream of data an instrument produces.
 type Stream struct {
 	Instrument
diff --git a/sdk/metric/view.go b/sdk/metric/view.go
index fa3d38f0d8b..6858bb74646 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/view.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/view.go
@@ -14,8 +14,82 @@
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/internal/global"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregation"
+)
+
 // View is an override to the default behavior of the SDK. It defines how data
 // should be collected for certain instruments. It returns true and the exact
 // Stream to use for matching Instruments. Otherwise, if the view does not
 // match, false is returned.
 type View func(Instrument) (Stream, bool)
+
+// NewView returns a View that applies the Stream mask for all instruments that
+// match criteria. The returned View will only apply mask if all non-zero-value
+// fields of criteria match the corresponding Instrument passed to the view. If
+// no criteria are provided, all field of criteria are their zero-values, a
+// view that matches no instruments is returned.
+//
+// The Name field of criteria supports wildcard pattern matching. The wildcard
+// "*" is recognized as matching zero or more characters, and "?" is recognized
+// as matching exactly one character. For example, a pattern of "*" will match
+// all instrument names.
+//
+// The Stream mask only applies updates for non-zero-value fields. By default,
+// the Instrument the View matches against will be use for the returned Stream
+// and no Aggregation or AttributeFilter are set. If mask has a non-zero-value
+// value for any of the Aggregation or AttributeFilter fields, or any of the
+// Instrument fields, that value is used instead of the default. If you need to
+// zero out an Stream field returned from a View, create a View directly.
+func NewView(criteria Instrument, mask Stream) View {
+	if criteria.empty() {
+		return func(Instrument) (Stream, bool) { return Stream{}, false }
+	}
+
+	var matchFunc func(Instrument) bool
+	if strings.ContainsAny(criteria.Name, "*?") {
+		pattern := regexp.QuoteMeta(criteria.Name)
+		pattern = "^" + pattern + "$"
+		pattern = strings.ReplaceAll(pattern, "\\?", ".")
+		pattern = strings.ReplaceAll(pattern, "\\*", ".*")
+		re := regexp.MustCompile(pattern)
+		matchFunc = func(p Instrument) bool {
+			return re.MatchString(p.Name) &&
+				criteria.matchesDescription(p) &&
+				criteria.matchesKind(p) &&
+				criteria.matchesUnit(p) &&
+				criteria.matchesScope(p)
+		}
+	} else {
+		matchFunc = criteria.matches
+	}
+
+	var agg aggregation.Aggregation
+	if mask.Aggregation != nil {
+		agg = mask.Aggregation.Copy()
+		if err := agg.Err(); err != nil {
+			global.Error(
+				err, "not using aggregation with view",
+				"aggregation", agg,
+				"view", criteria,
+			)
+			agg = nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return func(p Instrument) (Stream, bool) {
+		if matchFunc(p) {
+			stream := Stream{
+				Instrument:      p.mask(mask.Instrument),
+				Aggregation:     agg,
+				AttributeFilter: mask.AttributeFilter,
+			}
+			return stream, true
+		}
+		return Stream{}, false
+	}
+}