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point of view
–noun
| 1. | a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor. |
| 2. | an opinion, attitude, or judgment: He refuses to change his point of view in the matter. |
| 3. | 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. |
Origin:
1720–30
1720–30
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Language Translation for : point of view
Spanish:
punto de vista,
German:
der Standpunkt,
Japanese:
見地
point of view
in literature, the vantage point from which a story is presented.
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