# point of view

Pronunciation: say "poynt uhv VYOO" US /ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈvju/, UK /ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈvjuː/

## Noun

1. An attitude, an opinion, or a whole set of beliefs that someone holds.
   - Simple: An opinion or belief that someone has about something.
   - _Her point of view is that schools should start later so teenagers can get more sleep._
   - _The panel was chosen to include a range of political points of view._
2. A position or standpoint from which something is seen or considered.
   - Simple: The place or position from which you see or think about something.
   - _From a safety point of view, the new design is a clear improvement._
   - _Seen from the pilot's point of view, the runway lights formed a narrow, glowing funnel._
3. The perspective from which a story or other narrative is told.
   - Simple: The position from which a story is told, such as through one character's eyes.
   - _The novel alternates its point of view between the two sisters, chapter by chapter._
   - _Writing in the first-person point of view lets readers hear the narrator's private doubts._

## Origin

A calque of French point de vue.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/point-of-view (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).