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English
Etymology
calqued on French phrase point de vue
Noun
en-noun|sg=point of view|points of view
- A position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint.
#:From an economist's point of view, business is all about money.
- An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs.
#:His point of view is that there is only one true religion.
- context|literary theory The perspective from which a narrative is related.
#:The storyline in the film The Usual Suspects is presented from the point of view of an unreliable narrator.
Translations
trans-top|A position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
Finnish: näkökulma, näkökanta
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trans-top|An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
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trans-top|The perspective from which a narrative is related
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ttbc|French: point de vue
ttbc|German: die Ansicht, die Perspektive
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ttbc|Italian: punto di vista
See also
first person
second person
third person
point of reference
worldview
References
"point of view" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
"point of view" in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
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