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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“But from the point of view of energy, this is a snowball — and every week that passes, you have tighter markets,” Brito said.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
From a macro point of view, that’s not even a rounding error.
From Slate • May 11, 2026
“It’s another reminder that from an economic point of view, an enduring end to the war can’t come soon enough,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
"From my point of view, the personal relationship between the American president and myself remains just as good as before," Merz told a press conference in Berlin.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Kepler ignored the problem; though adding infinite zeros together was gibberish from a logical point of view, the answer it yielded was the right one.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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