point of view

Definition

A position from which something is seen.

Etymology

Calque of French point de vue.

Example Sentences

• "From the operator's point of view, there is a large blind spot on one side of the machine."
• "From an economist's point of view, business is all about money."
• "From another point of view, it was a place without a soul. The well-to-do had hearts of stone; the rich were brutally bumptious; the Press, the Municipality, all the public men, were ridiculously, vaingloriously self-satisfied."