point of view
Americannoun
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a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: POV
from the point of view of a doctor.
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an opinion, attitude, or judgment: POV
He refuses to change his point of view in the matter.
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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
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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
noun
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a position from which someone or something is observed
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a mental viewpoint or attitude
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the mental position from which a story is observed or narrated
the omniscient point of view
Etymology
Origin of point of view
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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Half the story is told from Julia’s point of view; the other half is set in the nightmare world of Bernie’s brain—which isn’t as dead as the company suggests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Graham replied: “Well, OK, from my point of view, if you know anything about me, it’d be odd not to do this.”
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
She told the coroner: "There were players I had more concerns about from a mental health or a coping point of view."
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
“I think Indigenous people have been hugely influential in giving us a point of view in which we were never separate from nature,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Summer filled me in about what was going on, since she had the inside scoop on everything from Auggie and Jack’s point of view.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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