point of view

American  

[point uhv vyoo] / ˈpɔɪnt əv ˈvju /

noun

1. a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: POV

   from the point of view of a doctor.

2. an opinion, attitude, or judgment: POV

   He refuses to change his point of view in the matter.

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. POV

4. 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

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point of view British  

noun

1. a position from which someone or something is observed

2. a mental viewpoint or attitude

3. the mental position from which a story is observed or narrated

   the omniscient point of view

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point of view Idioms  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of point of view

First recorded in 1720–30

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

point of view

In “An American Dream,” the point of view seems to keep shifting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

An invasion of Canada might not be straightforward from the US point of view either.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

It’s a useful point of view for the executive who founded On, which looks from any angle like it’s taking over the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

From an engineering point of view, "just achieving flight and getting data" would be considered a success, Curlee said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

From Greenblatt’s point of view, he had given this guy $100 million and the guy was not only refusing to give it back but to even talk to him.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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