How to say "standpoint" in Japanese

• 観点かんてんJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers the analytical sense of 'standpoint': the perspective from which one considers, evaluates, or examines something. Typical in discussion of methods, criteria, or ways of looking at a problem.
  彼かれは私を違ちがった観点かんてんから見みるようになった。↗

  He came to see me in a different light.
• スタンスCommon
  nounA loanword covering the attitude or stance one takes, rather than a purely positional viewpoint. Use it when 'standpoint' really means one's posture or approach toward an issue, as in taking a firm stance.
• 見地けんちJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers the sense of 'standpoint' as a vantage point from which something is judged or considered, often a specialized or professional one. Slightly formal compared with 立場.
  この見地けんちからすると、君きみの言いうことは正ただしい。↗

  From this point of view, you are right.
• 立場たちばJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe broadest and most frequent choice: one's position, situation, or standpoint in relation to others. Use it when 'standpoint' refers to where someone stands socially, organizationally, or in an argument.
  彼女かのじょの立場たちばからその問題もんだいをとらえるようにしなさい。↗

  Try to see the problem from her point of view.
• 目線めせんCommon
  nounRefers literally and figuratively to the line of sight or the perspective of the person viewing, as in 'from the user's standpoint'. It seldom means a standpoint in the sense of an argued position; for that, 立場 or 観点 is usually the word you want.

Choose 立場 for one's actual position or situation, 観点 or 見地 for an angle of viewing or judging, 目線 for a personal viewing perspective, and 「スタンス」 for an attitude or stance toward something.

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• 観点かんてんpoint of view
• スタンスstance
• 見地けんちpoint of view
• スタンドポイントstandpoint
• 立脚地りっきゃくちstandpoint
• 立脚点りっきゃくてんstandpoint
• 視座しざvantage point
• 立場たちばviewpoint
• 目線めせんpoint of view
• 立地りっちstandpoint
• 立ち位置たちいちposition