perspective

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as in view
all that can be seen from a certain point the perspective from the hotel balcony was dominated by the lake and mountains

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Recent Examples of perspective His boot camp experience serves as a coming-of-age journey for the character as his perspective on manhood changes. Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 But clearly, the perspective, the point of view, and the style are those of a film. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025 Showing Up’s potentially myopic perspective contrasts significantly from Reichardt’s Night Moves, a film about radical white environmental activists whose designs of blowing up a dam backfires, causing their inept leader Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) to erratically cover his tracks. Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025 Sometimes a little perspective is enough to make all the difference. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perspective
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perspective
Noun
  • Who cares if ‘male’ is the main viewpoint?
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Keaton had a preference for uplifting films, often leaning towards romantic comedies or movies about female friends with an optimistic viewpoint.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rowling continues to speak out and be drawn into online battles about her views, but the controversies don’t seem to be affecting the star power behind new Potter projects.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Cromwell said the fight started with spectators arguing over someone standing up and blocking the view of the game for other fans.
    Ed Lavandera, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the 2-0 defeat at Newcastle United, the approach was more akin to what Tottenham fans might have been used to seeing in the Europa League last season, when Postecoglou took a more pragmatic outlook.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Artistic Milliners’ color outlook for the season is about achieving excellence in color from the dye process through to surface application.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Perspective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perspective. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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