diff --git a/src/impl_methods.rs b/src/impl_methods.rs
index 745a8e60b..21df6c9b8 100644
--- a/src/impl_methods.rs
+++ b/src/impl_methods.rs
@@ -732,13 +732,26 @@ where
     /// ```
     pub fn get<I>(&self, index: I) -> Option<&A>
     where
-        I: NdIndex<D>,
         S: Data,
+        I: NdIndex<D>,
     {
         unsafe { self.get_ptr(index).map(|ptr| &*ptr) }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn get_ptr<I>(&self, index: I) -> Option<*const A>
+    /// Return a raw pointer to the element at `index`, or return `None`
+    /// if the index is out of bounds.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use ndarray::arr2;
+    ///
+    /// let a = arr2(&[[1., 2.], [3., 4.]]);
+    ///
+    /// let v = a.raw_view();
+    /// let p = a.get_ptr((0, 1)).unwrap();
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(unsafe { *p }, 2.);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn get_ptr<I>(&self, index: I) -> Option<*const A>
     where
         I: NdIndex<D>,
     {
@@ -755,10 +768,27 @@ where
         S: DataMut,
         I: NdIndex<D>,
     {
-        unsafe { self.get_ptr_mut(index).map(|ptr| &mut *ptr) }
+        unsafe { self.get_mut_ptr(index).map(|ptr| &mut *ptr) }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn get_ptr_mut<I>(&mut self, index: I) -> Option<*mut A>
+    /// Return a raw pointer to the element at `index`, or return `None`
+    /// if the index is out of bounds.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use ndarray::arr2;
+    ///
+    /// let mut a = arr2(&[[1., 2.], [3., 4.]]);
+    ///
+    /// let v = a.raw_view_mut();
+    /// let p = a.get_mut_ptr((0, 1)).unwrap();
+    ///
+    /// unsafe {
+    ///     *p = 5.;
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(a.get((0, 1)), Some(&5.));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn get_mut_ptr<I>(&mut self, index: I) -> Option<*mut A>
     where
         S: RawDataMut,
         I: NdIndex<D>,
diff --git a/src/impl_views/indexing.rs b/src/impl_views/indexing.rs
index c73e870e6..adb911a48 100644
--- a/src/impl_views/indexing.rs
+++ b/src/impl_views/indexing.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ where
     fn index(mut self, index: I) -> &'a mut A {
         debug_bounds_check!(self, index);
         unsafe {
-            match self.get_ptr_mut(index) {
+            match self.get_mut_ptr(index) {
                 Some(ptr) => &mut *ptr,
                 None => array_out_of_bounds(),
             }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ where
     fn get(mut self, index: I) -> Option<&'a mut A> {
         debug_bounds_check!(self, index);
         unsafe {
-            match self.get_ptr_mut(index) {
+            match self.get_mut_ptr(index) {
                 Some(ptr) => Some(&mut *ptr),
                 None => None,
             }