How to say "perspective" in Japanese

• 見通しみとおしJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers the literal visual sense: an unobstructed view or clear visibility across a space. Its 'perspective' is about what can be seen, not an opinion or mental viewpoint.
• 遠近えんきんCommon
  nounDenotes distance — far and near, here and there. Its 'perspective' sense is visual, a matter of depth and distance in what is seen, so it is seldom the word for a viewpoint or opinion.
  遠近えんきん感かんがとぼしいのです。↗

  I'm afraid my depth perception is very poor.
• 遠近法えんきんほうCommon
  nounThe dedicated term for perspective as a drawing technique: representing depth and distance on a flat surface. Choose this when 'perspective' refers to the artistic or technical method.
  遠近法えんきんほうがとられてないので、その絵えは変へんにみえる。↗

  The picture looks strange because it has no perspective.
• 遠景えんけいCommon
  nounMeans a distant view or vista — scenery seen far off, sometimes serving as a background. It is only marginally 'perspective'; the word is really about the distant scene itself, not a viewpoint or technique.
  その絵えの遠景えんけいには城しろがある。↗

  There is a castle in the background of the picture.
• 視点してんJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe word for perspective as a point of view or angle — a way of seeing or thinking about something. Use it for the mental sense, as in discussion or analysis.
  これは十分じゅうぶん根拠こんきょのある視点してんだ。↗

  This is a valid point of view.

For perspective as a mental viewpoint use 視点; for the drawing technique use 遠近法; 「見通し」 is about unobstructed sight, 遠近 about far and near, and 遠景 a distant vista.

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• 見通しみとおしunobstructed view
• 遠近えんきんdistance
• 遠近法えんきんほうperspective
• 遠景えんけいvista
• 視点してんpoint of view
• 観点かんてんpoint of view
• パースペクティブperspective
• 物の見方もののみかたmindset
• 透視画法とうしがほう(the artistic technique of) perspective
• 透視図法とうしずほうperspective drawing
• 次元じげんperspective
• パースperspective
• 切り口きりくちpoint of view