Phrase guide

point of view

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A position from which something is seen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: viewpoint, standpoint, outlook, perspective

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: slant, bias
  • His point of view is that there is only one true religion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: viewpoint, standpoint, outlook, perspective, slant, bias

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The perspective from which a narrative is related.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: literary theory

Examples

  • The storyline in the film “The Usual Suspects” is presented from the point of view of an unreliable narrator.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: viewpoint, perspective

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The perspective from which a narrative is related.

The point-of-view character in a story.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: literary theory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: viewpoint, perspective

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the spatial property of the position from which something is observed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: position, spatial relation

Narrower terms: camera angle

6

noun

Meaning 6

a mental position from which things are viewed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians
  • teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: viewpoint, stand, standpoint

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: position, stance, posture

Narrower terms: cityscape, landscape, slant, angle, complexion

History

Etymology

Calque of French point de vue.

Across languages

Translations

159 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وِجْهَة نَظَر (wijhat naẓar) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Arabic: حَيْثِيَّة (ḥayṯiyya) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Armenian: տեսակետ (tesaket) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Belarusian: пункт по́гляду (punkt póhljadu) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Belarusian: пункт гле́джання (punkt hljédžannja) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Bulgarian: гле́дна то́чка (glédna tóčka) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Catalan: punt de vista — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Chinese Mandarin: 觀點 /观点 (guāndiǎn) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Chinese Mandarin: 角度 (jiǎodù) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Czech: hledisko — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Czech: úhel pohledu — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Dutch: gezichtspunt — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Dutch: oogpunt — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Esperanto: vidpunkto — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Estonian: vaatenurk — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Estonian: perspektiiv — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Estonian: vaatevinkel — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Finnish: näkökulma — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Finnish: näkökanta — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • French: point de vue — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Galician: punto de vista — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Georgian: თვალსაზრისი (tvalsazrisi) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Georgian: თვალთახედვა (tvaltaxedva) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • German: Blickpunkt — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • German: Perspektive — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • German: Ansicht — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • German: Sicht — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • German: Blickwinkel — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • German: Gesichtspunkt — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Greek: άποψη (ápopsi) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Greek: θεώρηση (theórisi) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Greek: θέση (thési) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Greek: οπτική γωνία (optikí gonía) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Hindi: दृष्टिकोण (dŕṣṭikoṇ) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Hindi: परिप्रेक्ष्य (pariprekṣya) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Hungarian: nézőpont — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Hungarian: szempont — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Italian: punto di vista — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Japanese: 観点 (kanten) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Kazakh: көзқарас (közqaras) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Korean: 관점 (gwanjeom) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Latvian: viedoklis — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Macedonian: гледна точка (gledna točka) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Macedonian: гледиште (gledište) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Mongolian: үзэл бодол (üzel bodol) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Mongolian: ойлголт (ojlgolt) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Iranian Persian: نُقْطِهنَظَر (noġte-nazar) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Polish: punkt widzenia — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Portuguese: ponto de vista — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Romanian: punct de vedere — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Russian: то́чка зре́ния (tóčka zrénija) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionad-beachd — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionad-seallaidh — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Serbo-Croatian: точка гледишта — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Serbo-Croatian: тачка гледишта — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Serbo-Croatian: гле̏дӣште — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Serbo-Croatian: točka gledišta — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Serbo-Croatian: tačka gledišta — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Serbo-Croatian: glȅdīšte — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Slovak: hľadisko — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Slovak: uhol pohľadu — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Slovene: zorni kot — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Spanish: punto de vista — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Spanish: punto observacional — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Spanish: vertiente — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Tagalog: pananaw — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Thai: มุมมอง (mum-mɔɔng) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Turkish: bakış açısı — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Ukrainian: то́чка зо́ру (tóčka zóru) — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Vietnamese: góc nhìn — position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
  • Arabic: وِجْهَة نَظَر (wijhat naẓar) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Armenian: տեսակետ (tesaket) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Azerbaijani: nəzər nöqtəsi — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Belarusian: пункт по́гляду (punkt póhljadu) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Belarusian: пункт гле́джання (punkt hljédžannja) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Catalan: punt de vista — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 觀點 /观点 (guāndiǎn) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Czech: úhel pohledu — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Danish: synsvinkel — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Dutch: gezichtspunt — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Dutch: oogpunt — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Esperanto: sinteno — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Esperanto: vidpunkto — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Finnish: kanta — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Finnish: mielipide — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Finnish: näkökanta — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Finnish: näkemys — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • French: point de vue — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • French: opinion — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Galician: punto de vista — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Georgian: თვალსაზრისი (tvalsazrisi) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Georgian: თვალთახედვა (tvaltaxedva) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • German: Standpunkt — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • German: Ansicht — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • German: Sicht — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Greek: άποψη (ápopsi) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Greek: θέση (thési) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Greek: στάση (stási) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Hindi: दृष्टिकोण (dŕṣṭikoṇ) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Hindi: नज़र (nazar) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Hungarian: álláspont — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Irish: dearcadh — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Italian: punto di vista — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Japanese: 観点 (kanten) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Kazakh: көзқарас (közqaras) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Korean: 관점 (gwanjeom) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Latin: sententia — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Latvian: viedoklis — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Marathi: दृष्टिकोन (dŕṣṭikon) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Mongolian: үзэл бодол (üzel bodol) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Mongolian: ойлголт (ojlgolt) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Norwegian Bokmål: synspunkt — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Norwegian Bokmål: synsvinkel — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: synspunkt — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: synsvinkel — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Polish: punkt widzenia — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Portuguese: ponto de vista — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Romanian: punct de vedere — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Romanian: opinie — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Russian: то́чка зре́ния (tóčka zrénija) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Sanskrit: दृष्टि (dṛṣṭi) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionad-beachd — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionad-seallaidh — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Slovak: uhol pohľadu — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Slovene: zórni kót — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Spanish: punto de vista — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Spanish: óptica — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Tagalog: pananaw — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Tagalog: punto de bista — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Thai: มุมมอง (mum-mɔɔng) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Thai: ทัศนคติ (tát-sà-ná-ká-dtì) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Turkish: görüş — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Ukrainian: то́чка зо́ру (tóčka zóru) — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Vietnamese: quan điểm — attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
  • Armenian: տեսակետ (tesaket) — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Chinese Mandarin: 角度 (jiǎodù) — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Chinese Mandarin: 視角 /视角 (shìjiǎo) — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Czech: pohled — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Dutch: perspectief — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Esperanto: vidpunkto — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Finnish: näkökulma — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Galician: punto de vista — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Georgian: თვალსაზრისი (tvalsazrisi) — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Georgian: თვალთახედვა (tvaltaxedva) — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • German: Perspektive — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • German: Sicht — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • German: Blickwinkel — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Hindi: दृष्टिकोण (dŕṣṭikoṇ) — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Hungarian: nézőpont — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Latvian: viedoklis — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Polish: punkt widzenia — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Portuguese: ponto de vista — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Romanian: punct de vedere — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Romanian: perspectivă — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Russian: то́чка зре́ния (tóčka zrénija) — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Slovak: pohľad — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Tagalog: pananaw — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Thai: มุมมอง (mum-mɔɔng) — perspective from which a narrative is related
  • Turkish: bakış açısı — perspective from which a narrative is related