diff --git a/python/damask/_result.py b/python/damask/_result.py
index 95dbd9fd3..7e19c66f7 100644
--- a/python/damask/_result.py
+++ b/python/damask/_result.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from functools import partial
 from collections import defaultdict
 from collections.abc import Iterable
-from typing import Union, Callable, Any, Sequence, Literal, Dict, List, Tuple
+from typing import Union, Callable, Any, Sequence, Literal, Dict, List, Tuple, Optional
 
 import h5py
 import numpy as np
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Result:
 
             r = re.compile(rf'{prefix_inc}([0-9]+)')
             self.increments = sorted([i for i in f.keys() if r.match(i)],key=util.natural_sort)
-            self.times = [round(f[i].attrs['t/s'],12) for i in self.increments]
+            self.times = np.around([f[i].attrs['t/s'] for i in self.increments],12)
             if len(self.increments) == 0:
                 raise ValueError('incomplete DADF5 file')
 
@@ -228,19 +228,19 @@ class Result:
                           self.increments[c] if isinstance(c,int) and c<0 else
                           f'{prefix_inc}{c}' for c in choice]
             elif what == 'times':
+                atol = 1e-2 * np.min(np.diff(self.times))
                 what = 'increments'
                 if choice == ['*']:
                     choice = self.increments
                 else:
-                    iterator = map(float,choice)                                                    # type: ignore
+                    iterator = np.array(choice).astype(float)
                     choice = []
                     for c in iterator:
-                        idx = np.searchsorted(self.times,c)
-                        if idx >= len(self.times): continue
-                        if   np.isclose(c,self.times[idx]):
+                        idx = np.searchsorted(self.times,c,side='left')
+                        if  idx<len(self.times) and np.isclose(c,self.times[idx],rtol=0,atol=atol):
                             choice.append(self.increments[idx])
-                        elif np.isclose(c,self.times[idx+1]):
-                            choice.append(self.increments[idx+1])                                   # type: ignore
+                        elif idx>0 and np.isclose(c,self.times[idx-1],rtol=0,atol=atol):
+                            choice.append(self.increments[idx-1])
 
             valid = _match(choice,getattr(self,what))
             existing = set(self.visible[what])
@@ -248,11 +248,9 @@ class Result:
             if   action == 'set':
                 dup.visible[what] = sorted(set(valid), key=util.natural_sort)
             elif action == 'add':
-                add = existing.union(valid)
-                dup.visible[what] = sorted(add, key=util.natural_sort)
+                dup.visible[what] = sorted(existing.union(valid), key=util.natural_sort)
             elif action == 'del':
-                diff = existing.difference(valid)
-                dup.visible[what] = sorted(diff, key=util.natural_sort)
+                dup.visible[what] = sorted(existing.difference(valid), key=util.natural_sort)
 
         return dup
 
@@ -1546,7 +1544,7 @@ class Result:
     def get(self,
             output: Union[str, List[str]] = '*',
             flatten: bool = True,
-            prune: bool = True):
+            prune: bool = True) -> Optional[Dict[str,Any]]:
         """
         Collect data per phase/homogenization reflecting the group/folder structure in the DADF5 file.
 
@@ -1568,7 +1566,7 @@ class Result:
             Datasets structured by phase/homogenization and according to selected view.
 
         """
-        r = {}                                                                                      # type: ignore
+        r: Dict[str,Any] = {}
 
         with h5py.File(self.fname,'r') as f:
             for inc in util.show_progress(self.visible['increments']):
@@ -1597,7 +1595,7 @@ class Result:
               prune: bool = True,
               constituents: IntSequence = None,
               fill_float: float = np.nan,
-              fill_int: int = 0):
+              fill_int: int = 0) -> Optional[Dict[str,Any]]:
         """
         Merge data into spatial order that is compatible with the damask.VTK geometry representation.
 
@@ -1634,9 +1632,9 @@ class Result:
             Datasets structured by spatial position and according to selected view.
 
         """
-        r = {}                                                                                      # type: ignore
+        r: Dict[str,Any] = {}
 
-        constituents_ = list(map(int,constituents)) if isinstance(constituents,Iterable) else \
+        constituents_ = map(int,constituents) if isinstance(constituents,Iterable) else \
                       (range(self.N_constituents) if constituents is None else [constituents])      # type: ignore
 
         suffixes = [''] if self.N_constituents == 1 or isinstance(constituents,int) else \
diff --git a/python/tests/test_Result.py b/python/tests/test_Result.py
index e4a514f1e..d6eece1f1 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_Result.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_Result.py
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ class TestResult:
         assert n0.get('F') is n1.get('F') is None and \
                len(n0.visible[label]) == len(n1.visible[label]) == 0
 
+    def test_view_invalid_incstimes(self,default):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            default.view(increments=0,times=0)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('inc',[0,10])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('sign',[+1,-1])
+    def test_view_approxtimes(self,default,inc,sign):
+        eps = sign*1e-3
+        assert [default.increments[inc]] == default.view(times=default.times[inc]+eps).visible['increments']
+
     def test_add_invalid(self,default):
         default.add_absolute('xxxx')