POV

American  

[pee-oh-vee] / ˈpiˈoʊˈvi /

noun

1. 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.

2. an opinion, attitude, or judgment.

   Her POV on the new location is that it's going to bring more business in.

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.

   It starts from the POV of a woman in a village where a knight visits.

4. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of POV

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

Example Sentences

Having conversations with George about what he likes, why Dunk is his sole POV character.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

They learned about it after the clip, a POV video of the creator approaching Joziah’s friends at a bar, went viral.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Schneider often writes from the POV of characters, but the lyrics “life is strange and so am I” seem self-referential.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

Dan and Hogne are the creators behind two of the accounts - POV Lab and Time Traveller POV.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

I earned a decent amount of money each month by selling commercial time on my POV channel and by auctioning off any unneeded magic items, armor, or weapons I acquired during my travels.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline