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point of view
[point uhv vyoo]
noun
a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: POV
from the point of view of a doctor.
an opinion, attitude, or judgment: POV
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. POV
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
a position from which someone or something is observed
a mental viewpoint or attitude
the mental position from which a story is observed or narrated
the omniscient point of view
Word History and Origins
Origin of point of view1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Taylor defended the decision to include Starbuck, despite the blowback, saying the group’s mission is to showcase diverse points of view so HR professionals have a better understanding of the business landscape.
“The right thing to do from an economic point of view would be to let the peso float,” said Martín Rapetti, an economist at the University of Buenos Aires.
Yet the show is not easy to dismiss — even when you might be at odds with their point of view, the show so clearly engages the real world, you might well consider it.
"From a political point of view, the initiative has a lot of value but it has not yet reached a stage of maturity sufficient to be fully launched," said a French government source on Friday.
Each article must have a neutral point of view, be verifiable with information coming from published sources and no original research.
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