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point of view

noun

  1. physical place where one views from
  2. opinion on a topic
  3. perspective in a story
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Calque of French point de vue.

  1. A position from which something is seen.

    From the operator's point of view, there is a large blind spot on one side of the machine.

    From an economist's point of view, business is all about money.

  2. An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs.

    Near-synonyms: slant, bias

    His point of view is that there is only one true religion.

  3. The perspective from which a narrative is related.

    The storyline in the film “The Usual Suspects” is presented from the point of view of an unreliable narrator.

    Therefore, there may be no overt indication of viewpoint, either because the speaker fails to mark his or her viewpoint, or because he or she takes a neutral point of view.

  4. The perspective from which a narrative is related.