point of view

noun

a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor.

an opinion, attitude, or judgment: He refuses to change his point of view in the matter.

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

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point of view

—n , pl points of view
1.	a position from which someone or something is observed
2.	a mental viewpoint or attitude
3.	the mental position from which a story is observed or narrated: the omniscient point of view

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Word Origin & History

point of view

"position from which a thing is viewed," mid-18c. Figurative use is from 1760. Cf. Fr. point de vue, a loan-translation of L. punctum visus. Cf. also Ger. Gesichtspunkt.

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Idioms & Phrases

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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Encyclopedia Britannica

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point of view

in literature, the vantage point from which a story is presented.

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Example sentences

Rather, he looks for independently owned shops where the owner's informed point of view is apparent.

Depending upon the observer's point of view, they can seem good or evil.

The temporal point of view shifts gradually throughout the narrative.

Dissent from this point of view is confined to letters which must focus on

correcting the factual errors in the articles.

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