Small comfort taking in better marine view (8)
I believe the answer is:
seascape
'marine view' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'small comfort taking in better' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'comfort' becomes 'ease' (easing is a kind of comforting).
'taking in' indicates putting letters inside.
'better' becomes 'cap' (I've seen this before**).
'ease' going around 'cap' is 'eascape'.
's'+'eascape'='SEASCAPE'
(Other definitions for seascape that I've seen before include "Maritime scene" , "rollers" , "Painting - pea cases (anag)" , "View of the main" , "Coastal or ocean view" .)