point of view
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3.3
- noun
- /pɔɪnt əv vju/
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punto de vista
- Experiment by writing the same scene from different points of view.
- different points of view
- various points of view
- camera point of view
And we were looking from the point of view of these low speed vehicles.
- And we were looking from the point of view of these low speed vehicles.
- Now what that looks like from a very physical point of view is that if this were your cell and the blue color that you see here is your is the protein.
- But looking at this point of view of, of, of Amman of, you know, Jaffa of Nairobi, you know, just think around the planet.
Examples
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Other students report that discussions with classmates help them understand ideas better and grasp different points of view.
Academic text (2015) -
And it's something that has been studied from a scientific point of view in ever more intense detail lately.
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And we were looking from the point of view of these low speed vehicles.
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From a technical point of view, of course, this is fine work.
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All these points along here are at the same position from the point of view of the moving observer.
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If you look at them, from a scientific point of view, the first thing a scientist does, is trying to explain something.
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(Mark) Try to look at the situation from a business point of view.
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First, he distinguished between two points of view or perspectives with respect to any given rule or pattern of conduct.
Academic text (2017) -
From a research point of view, Lecter is our most prized asset.
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It is fascinating to see the city from this point of view as it reveals new details.
Synonyms
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1.0
A particular place where someone or something is
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3.6
A way of looking at something from a particular point of view
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4.4
How things look in a picture that shows which parts are near and which are far
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4.4
A place that gives a clear view of something
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1.6
The outward appearance of something as seen by others
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3.5
The position of a camera that affects how a subject is seen
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3.9
A place that lets you see a large area
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3.5
A view from high above that shows the whole area
The place you look from when you see a photo or 3D scene
How Distant
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'point' (a position) + 'of' (linking) + 'view' (what is seen or an opinion) yields a vantage or perspective. This construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'punto de vista', French 'point de vue'), so an average B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer both the literal and idiomatic sense.
Etymology
Point of view comes from the literal idea of a specific point where you stand to look out at a view, like a place that gives a certain sight. So point of view means the physical 'position' from which something is seen.