You can customize the chart part of these views in Project to better suit your needs.
Gantt Chart views allow you see, at a glance, task information in a columns and rows with corresponding bars along a timeline. Overview of formatting the Gantt Chart view Customizing the bars on a Gantt Chart view is often the first thing a project manager does to create clarity in a project and to help spot problem areas quickly. Gantt bars look simple enough, but they can get confusing as projects get complex.