POV

[ pee-oh-vee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint:
From a publicity POV, this tour could be a big success, even if it doesn't make much money.
an opinion, attitude, or judgment:
Her POV on the new location is that it's going to bring more business in.
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:
It starts from the POV of a woman in a village where a knight visits.
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:
It's shot in a POV that gives the viewer a feeling of intimacy with the performer.

Origin of POV¹

First recorded in 1965–70; by abbreviation from point of view ( def )

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