POV

[pee-oh-vee]

noun

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

   From a publicity POV, this tour could be a big success, even if it doesn't make much money.

2. an opinion, attitude, or judgment.

   Her POV on the new location is that it's going to bring more business in.

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.

   It starts from the POV of a woman in a village where a knight visits.

4. 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.

   It's shot in a POV that gives the viewer a feeling of intimacy with the performer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of POV¹

First recorded in 1965–70; by abbreviation from point of view ( def. )

Example Sentences

I wish Emmi hadn’t overegged the visual motif that Lucas’ POV in moments of stress is akin to the fuzzy texture of Hi8 video: A little of it goes a long way and too often pulls us out of the tone in a room.

From Los Angeles Times

“POV: you are at an adoption event and all the adoptable dogs are getting attention except for …” the video reads as the camera pans before landing on Bob and me.

From Slate

It’s a dugout POV capturing how a lull marked by jokes and cigarettes can quickly become enemy fire, screaming and artillery shells flying.

From Los Angeles Times

For a first-time feature director, Shanks expertly fuses himself to the audience’s POV.

From Los Angeles Times

This month, you can also watch the pretty good new psychological horror film “Bury Me When I’m Dead,” which trips over an even higher narrative hurdle by telling its story through the POV of its wishy-washy lead.

From Los Angeles Times