point of view

noun phrase

: a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated : standpoint

Examples of point of view in a Sentence

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Everyone has done the same things, from a creative and collaboration point of view, such as hiring influencers and opening pop-ups. Andrea Onate, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025 Shows like The Jeffersons or All in the Family could reflect important conversations happening in America by depicting multiple points of view and allowing characters with different perspectives to talk them out. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025 And with that, there’s a touch, and there’s a grace, and there’s like a true purpose to it aside from just aligning the viewer’s point of view with the body that the camera is on. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025 From a business and financial point of view, losing clientele to DeepSeek should be investigated systematically with a view to understanding user needs, and scapegoating will never help this process. Mohammad Hosseini, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for point of view 

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of point of view was in 1793

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“Point of view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20of%20view. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

point of view

: a way of looking at or thinking about something : standpoint
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