point of view
Americannoun
-
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
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
Etymology
Origin of point of view
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“We looked at all our surroundings and said, ‘What does this look like from a stylistic point of view?’
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
And while those apprehensions are examined in the film, they’re never once investigated from Nikki’s point of view.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
This technique allows astronomers to study starlight that passes through a planet's atmosphere while the planet moves across the face of its star from the telescope's point of view.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
From a foreign-policy point of view, this is bad news.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Ashamed for never thinking of it from Mom’s point of view.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
