"What does he have in mind?"

Translation: Что он имеет в виду?

[Il-2]

Is "Что у него на уме?" possible?

[Smike77]

Yes it fits here

[Toetya]

I don't know, but "Что у него на уме?" sounds to me like "What's on his mind?" i.e. "What's worrying him?", whereas "What does he have in mind?" is closer to "What is he intending [to do]?"

[Scial]

According to the Tips and notes "Что он имеет в виду?" would rather mean "What does he mean?" which can be interpreted VERY differently from "What does he have in mind?"

[second-account]

Что он имеет в виду? разве не What does he mean?

[Jay239607]

Что у него в виду?

[belstar128]

why do i need to use на instead of в

[KalenGi]

Is this idiomatic or is there a way to work it out?

[BenYoung84]

It seems very literal to me, have + in + mind => имеет в виду.

[AaronDandr]

Уме and виду are two different words? I used уме and was marked wrong, (уме is the main hint)