# Angular Routing
In a single-page app, you change what the user sees by showing or hiding portions of the display that correspond to particular components, rather than going out to the server to get a new page.
As users perform application tasks, they need to move between the different [views](guide/glossary#view "Definition of view") that you have defined.
To handle the navigation from one [view](guide/glossary#view) to the next, you use the Angular **`Router`**.
The **`Router`** enables navigation by interpreting a browser URL as an instruction to change the view.
To explore a sample app featuring the router's primary features, see the .
## Prerequisites
Before creating a route, you should be familiar with the following:
* [Basics of components](guide/architecture-components)
* [Basics of templates](guide/glossary#template)
* An Angular app—you can generate a basic Angular app using the [Angular CLI](cli).
## Learn about Angular routing