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point of view

[ point uhv vyoo ]

noun

  1. a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: : POV

    from the point of view of a doctor.

  2. an opinion, attitude, or judgment: : POV

    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. : POV
  4. 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. : POV


point of view

noun

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of point of view1

First recorded in 1720–30
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Idioms and Phrases

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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Example Sentences

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From a financial point of view, however, it is small change compared to the riches of the Champions League.

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From Newcastle's point of view, after a defeat like the one they suffered against Villa on Saturday, they have the right game coming up next - against one of the bottom three, Ipswich, at home.

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This is pretty much it, I would say: This is the moment we have long feared — or, from another point of view, the moment we’ve all been waiting for.

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And as it does, he says it'll have to embrace the different points of view feeding into it.

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But from a sheer artistic point of view, was Kinkade’s work any good?

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