How it works...

When a view is created that has a path matching an existing route, it will override it and present itself. That is how the /admin/content and other administrative pages are able to be powered by Views.

If you were to disable the Views module, you can still manage content and users. The default forms are tables that do not provide filters or other extra features.

Drupal uses the overridden route and uses Views to render the page. From that point on, the page is handled like any other Views page would be rendered.