title: Difference between MVC 3 Partial Page (Razor) and MVC 3 View Page with Layout (Razor)?
body: <p>In MVC 3 Beta, is there a difference between the templates <strong>MVC 3 Partial Page (Razor)</strong> and <strong>MVC 3 View Page with Layout (Razor)</strong> ?</p>
  
  <p>I added a partial page (_partialList) to my application. Now when I return only the partial view, it applies the Layout present in _ViewStart.cshtml - acting very much like a stardard view page with layout.</p>
  
  <pre><code>    if (Request.IsAjaxRequest())
          return View("_partialList", someModelData);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How does a "partial" page distinguish itself from a standard view page with layout ? Will the two behave differently in any particular scenario?</p>