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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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It intervenes if people are uncivil to each other, and it guides people in coming up with the key questions that they want to ask panels of competing experts who represent different points of view.

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“From a purely operational point of view, this is a gift,” said Heimo Schirgi, the chief operations officer for the World Cup.

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Whether it is a welcome difference depends on your point of view, but the difference is marked.

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"But there is a genuine concern from a personal point of view on how they are going to achieve their aims or what their aims are."

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You need salt with a point of view.

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