diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
index bc9dc566e0..a6f75ed6b5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ EditingContext::popup_note_context_menu (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* eve
 	   popping up the menu will cause a region leave event which clears
 	   entered_regionview. */
 
-	MidiView&       mrv = note->region_view();
+	MidiView&       mrv = note->midi_view();
 	const RegionSelection rs  = region_selection ();
 	const uint32_t sel_size = mrv.selection_size ();
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 33577216ef..04ea0c0680 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -2394,7 +2394,7 @@ NoteResizeDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor* /*ignored*/)
 
 	Drag::start_grab (event, cursor);
 
-	midi_view = &cnote->region_view ();
+	midi_view = &cnote->midi_view ();
 
 	double temp;
 	temp        = midi_view->snap_to_pixel (cnote->x0 (), true);
@@ -6130,7 +6130,7 @@ NoteDrag::NoteDrag (EditingContext& ec, ArdourCanvas::Item* i)
 
 	_primary = reinterpret_cast<NoteBase*> (_item->get_data ("notebase"));
 	assert (_primary);
-	_view      = &_primary->region_view ();
+	_view      = &_primary->midi_view ();
 	_note_height = _view->midi_context().note_height ();
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
index ee933287b7..82320c4ffd 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
@@ -512,9 +512,9 @@ Editor::button_selection (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemType it
 			if (press && event->button.button == 3) {
 				NoteBase* cnote = reinterpret_cast<NoteBase*> (item->get_data ("notebase"));
 				assert (cnote);
-				if (cnote->region_view().selection_size() == 0 || !cnote->selected()) {
+				if (cnote->midi_view().selection_size() == 0 || !cnote->selected()) {
 					selection->clear_points();
-					cnote->region_view().unique_select (cnote);
+					cnote->midi_view().unique_select (cnote);
 					/* we won't get the release, so store the selection change now */
 					begin_reversible_selection_op (X_("Button 3 Note Selection"));
 					commit_reversible_selection_op ();
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ Editor::remove_midi_note (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent *)
 	NoteBase* e = reinterpret_cast<NoteBase*> (item->get_data ("notebase"));
 	assert (e);
 
-	e->region_view().delete_note (e->note ());
+	e->midi_view().delete_note (e->note ());
 }
 
 /** Obtain the pointer position in canvas coordinates */
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/note_base.cc b/gtk2_ardour/note_base.cc
index 7bbb38d39c..16594ee857 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/note_base.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/note_base.cc
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ NoteBase::set_colors ()
 	color_modifier = UIConfiguration::instance().modifier ("midi note");
 }
 
-NoteBase::NoteBase(MidiView& region, bool with_events, const std::shared_ptr<NoteType> note)
-	: _region(region)
+NoteBase::NoteBase(MidiView& v, bool with_events, const std::shared_ptr<NoteType> note)
+	: _view (v)
 	, _item (0)
 	, _text(0)
 	, _state(None)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ NoteBase::NoteBase(MidiView& region, bool with_events, const std::shared_ptr<Not
 
 NoteBase::~NoteBase()
 {
-	_region.note_deleted (this);
+	_view.note_deleted (this);
 
 	delete _text;
 }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ NoteBase::set_selected(bool selected)
 uint32_t
 NoteBase::base_color ()
 {
-	return base_color (_note->velocity(), _region.midi_context().color_mode(), _region.midi_context().region_color(), _note->channel(), selected());
+	return base_color (_note->velocity(), _view.midi_context().color_mode(), _view.midi_context().region_color(), _note->channel(), selected());
 }
 
 uint32_t
@@ -274,12 +274,12 @@ NoteBase::set_mouse_fractions (GdkEvent* ev)
 
 	if (notify) {
 		if (big_enough_to_trim()) {
-			_region.note_mouse_position (_mouse_x_fraction, _mouse_y_fraction, set_cursor);
+			_view.note_mouse_position (_mouse_x_fraction, _mouse_y_fraction, set_cursor);
 		} else {
 			/* pretend the mouse is in the middle, because this is not big enough
 			   to trim right now.
 			*/
-			_region.note_mouse_position (0.5, 0.5, set_cursor);
+			_view.note_mouse_position (0.5, 0.5, set_cursor);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -287,13 +287,13 @@ NoteBase::set_mouse_fractions (GdkEvent* ev)
 bool
 NoteBase::event_handler (GdkEvent* ev)
 {
-	EditingContext& editor = _region.editing_context();
+	EditingContext& editor = _view.editing_context();
 	if (!editor.internal_editing()) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	RegionView* rv;
-	if ((rv = dynamic_cast<RegionView*> (&_region))) {
+	if ((rv = dynamic_cast<RegionView*> (&_view))) {
 		if (rv->get_time_axis_view ().layer_display () == Stacked) {
 			/* only allow edting notes in the topmost layer */
 			if (rv->region()->layer() != rv->region()->playlist()->top_layer ()) {
@@ -305,13 +305,13 @@ NoteBase::event_handler (GdkEvent* ev)
 
 	switch (ev->type) {
 	case GDK_ENTER_NOTIFY:
-		_region.note_entered (this);
+		_view.note_entered (this);
 		set_mouse_fractions (ev);
 		break;
 
 	case GDK_LEAVE_NOTIFY:
 		set_mouse_fractions (ev);
-		_region.note_left (this);
+		_view.note_left (this);
 		break;
 
 	case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/note_base.h b/gtk2_ardour/note_base.h
index 717fb8bb31..61ef99d145 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/note_base.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/note_base.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class NoteBase : public sigc::trackable
 	float mouse_y_fraction() const { return _mouse_y_fraction; }
 
 	const std::shared_ptr<NoteType> note() const { return _note; }
-	MidiView& region_view() const { return _region; }
+	MidiView& midi_view() const { return _view; }
 
 	static void set_colors ();
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class NoteBase : public sigc::trackable
 protected:
 	enum State { None, Pressed, Dragging };
 
-	MidiView&                         _region;
+	MidiView&                         _view;
 	ArdourCanvas::Item*               _item;
 	ArdourCanvas::Text*               _text;
 	State                             _state;