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noun
a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor.
an opinion, attitude, or judgment: He refuses to change his point of view in the matter.
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.
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Origin of point of view

First recorded in 1720–30

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Words related to point of view

outlook, angle, orientation, attitude, perspective, position, standpoint, opinion, frame of reference, slant, two cents worth

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British Dictionary definitions for point of view

point of view
noun plural points of view
a position from which someone or something is observed
a mental viewpoint or attitude
the mental position from which a story is observed or narratedthe 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

Other Idioms and Phrases with point of view

point of view

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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