PHP SQLITE PDO Check if views OR table exist

I have, apparently, a simple question. As a documentation I can check if TABLE OR VIEWS exist on DataBase. In my app i need to check if both allready existe in db for return custom error. the problem is that I can check if there is a TABLE, but NOT the VIEWS. ex:

 **Working case**
 $checkTable = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM sqlite_master WHERE name  ='$table' and type='table'", PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); 

 **Not working case**
 $checkTable = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM sqlite_master WHERE name  ='$table' and type='table' OR type='views'", PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);

**Not working case**
 $checkTable = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM sqlite_master WHERE name  ='$table' and type='views'", PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);

The strange thing is that if I run a query on the views, this returns the results:

**Working case**
 $checkTable = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM VIEWSpeople WHERE name   ='$person'", PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); 

general query on sqlite_master find the views:

 **Working case**
 $checkTable = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM sqlite_master WHERE name   ='$table'", PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); 

question: why the query does not recognize the views as type='views'? thanks for your time.