这里有一种使用Mootools实现相同目标的方法，可以是水平的、垂直的或两者都有。

Element.implement({
inVerticalView: function (full) {
    if (typeOf(full) === "null") {
        full = true;
    }

    if (this.getStyle('display') === 'none') {
        return false;
    }

    // Window Size and Scroll
    var windowScroll = window.getScroll();
    var windowSize = window.getSize();
    // Element Size and Scroll
    var elementPosition = this.getPosition();
    var elementSize = this.getSize();

    // Calculation Variables
    var docViewTop = windowScroll.y;
    var docViewBottom = docViewTop + windowSize.y;
    var elemTop = elementPosition.y;
    var elemBottom = elemTop + elementSize.y;

    if (full) {
        return ((elemBottom >= docViewTop) && (elemTop <= docViewBottom)
            && (elemBottom <= docViewBottom) && (elemTop >= docViewTop) );
    } else {
        return ((elemBottom <= docViewBottom) && (elemTop >= docViewTop));
    }
},
inHorizontalView: function(full) {
    if (typeOf(full) === "null") {
        full = true;
    }

    if (this.getStyle('display') === 'none') {
        return false;
    }

    // Window Size and Scroll
    var windowScroll = window.getScroll();
    var windowSize = window.getSize();
    // Element Size and Scroll
    var elementPosition = this.getPosition();
    var elementSize = this.getSize();

    // Calculation Variables
    var docViewLeft = windowScroll.x;
    var docViewRight = docViewLeft + windowSize.x;
    var elemLeft = elementPosition.x;
    var elemRight = elemLeft + elementSize.x;

    if (full) {
        return ((elemRight >= docViewLeft) && (elemLeft <= docViewRight)
            && (elemRight <= docViewRight) && (elemLeft >= docViewLeft) );
    } else {
        return ((elemRight <= docViewRight) && (elemLeft >= docViewLeft));
    }
},
inView: function(full) {
    return this.inHorizontalView(full) && this.inVerticalView(full);
}});

function isScrolledIntoView(elem) {
    var docViewTop = $(window).scrollTop(),
        docViewBottom = docViewTop + $(window).height(),
        elemTop = $(elem).offset().top,
     elemBottom = elemTop + $(elem).height();
   //Is more than half of the element visible
   return ((elemTop + ((elemBottom - elemTop)/2)) >= docViewTop && ((elemTop + ((elemBottom - elemTop)/2)) <= docViewBottom));
}

这是我的纯JavaScript解决方案，如果它隐藏在一个可滚动的容器。

演示在这里(尝试调整窗口的大小)

var visibleY = function(el){
  var rect = el.getBoundingClientRect(), top = rect.top, height = rect.height, 
    el = el.parentNode
  // Check if bottom of the element is off the page
  if (rect.bottom < 0) return false
  // Check its within the document viewport
  if (top > document.documentElement.clientHeight) return false
  do {
    rect = el.getBoundingClientRect()
    if (top <= rect.bottom === false) return false
    // Check if the element is out of view due to a container scrolling
    if ((top + height) <= rect.top) return false
    el = el.parentNode
  } while (el != document.body)
  return true
};

编辑2016-03-26:我已经更新了解决方案，以考虑滚动过去的元素，所以它隐藏在可滚动容器的顶部。 编辑2018-10-08:更新到当滚动到屏幕上方的视图外时处理。

我只是想分享一下，我把这个和我的脚本结合起来移动div，这样它就总是在视图中:

    $("#accordion").on('click', '.subLink', function(){
        var url = $(this).attr('src');
        updateFrame(url);
        scrollIntoView();
    });

    $(window).scroll(function(){
            changePos();
    });

  function scrollIntoView()
  {
        var docViewTop = $(window).scrollTop();
        var docViewBottom = docViewTop + $(window).height();    
        var elemTop = $("#divPos").offset().top;
        var elemBottom = elemTop + $("#divPos").height();               
        if (elemTop < docViewTop){
            $("#divPos").offset({top:docViewTop});
        }
   }

   function changePos(){        
    var scrTop = $(window).scrollTop();
    var frmHeight = $("#divPos").height()
        if ((scrTop < 200) || (frmHeight > 800)){   
         $("#divPos").attr("style","position:absolute;");
        }else{
          $("#divPos").attr("style","position:fixed;top:5px;");
        }
    }

推特斯科特道丁的酷功能为我的要求- 这是用来查找元素是否刚刚滚动到屏幕上，即它的上边缘。

function isScrolledIntoView(elem)
{
    var docViewTop = $(window).scrollTop();
    var docViewBottom = docViewTop + $(window).height();
    var elemTop = $(elem).offset().top;
    return ((elemTop <= docViewBottom) && (elemTop >= docViewTop));
}

其他答案通常不检查元素是否在视图中沿着X轴，即可能在当前视口Y范围内，但不在X范围内。这个函数检查X和Y是否显示在视口中:

function checkElInView(el) {
    if (!el || !typeof el.getBoundingClientRect === "function") return false;
    const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
    const vw = document.documentElement.clientWidth;
    const vh = document.documentElement.clientHeight;
    const inViewX = (r.left > 0 && r.left < vw) || (r.right < vw && r.right > 0);
    const inViewY = (r.top > 0 && r.top < vh) || (r.bottom < vh && r.bottom > 0);
    return inViewX && inViewY;
}