point of view
a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor. Abbreviation: POV
an opinion, attitude, or judgment: He refuses to change his point of view in the matter.Abbreviation: POV
the position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by the narrator's outlook from which the events are depicted and by the attitude toward the characters. Abbreviation: POV
Movies. a method of shooting a scene or film that expresses the attitude of the director or writer toward the material or of a character in a scene. Abbreviation: POV
Origin of point of view
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How to use point of view in a sentence
Get ready for Instagram feeds to be filled with photos taken from an animal point-of-view.
The collection was a mess, never offering a considered point-of-view.
Paris Fashion Week: Redefining Femininity at Comme des Garçons and Rick Owens | Robin Givhan | September 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTRather than cast a single performer as Woods, the three women have point-of-view sex with the actors portraying him.
New Tiger Woods Porno Will Be Released in Time for the Masters | Richard Abowitz | April 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOlivier Rousteing also is sustaining the point-of-view at Balmain that returned the house to the spotlight.
Paris Fall Fashion Week Ends With Vuitton and Kanye | Robin Givhan | March 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, it was a collection with a clear and confident point-of-view.
Milan Fall Fashion Week 2012: Raf Simons’s Last Collection at Jil Sander | Robin Givhan | February 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
A business-like point-of-view would also preserve us from despising a necessary and useful occupation.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale GilmanIf you do this conscientiously, you will probably find the fault therein and seek a remedy by changing the point-of-view.
Happiness as Found in Forethought Minus Fearthought | Horace FletcherIt is not a difficult matter to rid one's self of repulsions if the point-of-view is changed.
Happiness as Found in Forethought Minus Fearthought | Horace FletcherProperty aristocracy always creates a false pride, in which the point-of-view is distorted.
Happiness as Found in Forethought Minus Fearthought | Horace FletcherCome to think of it, we ought to set up a special woman's-point-of-view program, too.
Get Out of Our Skies! | E. K. Jarvis
British Dictionary definitions for point of view
a position from which someone or something is observed
a mental viewpoint or attitude
the mental position from which a story is observed or narrated: the omniscient point of view
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Other Idioms and Phrases with point of view
An attitude or standpoint, how one sees or thinks of something. For example, From the manufacturer's point of view, the critical issue is cost. This expression, originally alluding to one's vantage point in seeing a building or painting or other object, dates from the early 1700s.
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