A dim view of means a disapproving or negative opinion about something. The correct answer is this meaning because the expression is used figuratively, not only by its literal words.

Examples:

• The principal took a dim view of cheating in the examination.
• In an HSC essay, A dim view of can express this meaning: a disapproving or negative opinion about something.
• When this expression appears in a passage, connect A dim view of with the idea of a disapproving or negative opinion about something.