視点|してんshiten[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounpoint of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective
    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.
  2. nounvisual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym観点かんてんWrittenThe angle or focus you take in examining a question, as in 「教育的観点」. More at home in written or formal prose; 「視点」 stresses the position or angle one views things from.
  • Synonym見地けんちWrittenA standpoint for observing, judging, or arguing, as in 「医学的見地」 or 「大局的見地」. Formal and mostly written, unlike 「視点」.
  • Synonym見方みかたNeutralA way of looking at or understanding something, as in 「見方を変える」. At home in both speech and writing; it is how you see, not where you view from.
  • Related立場たちばNeutralThe position or situation you are in, as in 「相手の立場」. It centers on someone's standing or circumstances rather than the angle things are viewed from.
  • Related見解けんかいWrittenAn opinion or interpretation reached through thought, as in 「見解の相違」. It points to the conclusion drawn, not the angle of viewing; at home in written or formal prose.
  • RelatedスタンドポイントNeutralLoanword for a standpoint or viewpoint. Rare in everyday Japanese; seen mostly in translated texts.
  • RelatedポイントオブビューNeutralLoanword for point of view, especially a narrative perspective; mostly seen in literary and film analysis.
  • RelatedビューポイントNeutralLoanword for viewpoint; can also mean a scenic lookout. Uncommon in daily use.

Use 「視点」 for the position or angle you view from, as in 「子供の視点」. Pick 「観点」 for an angle of examination, 「見地」 for a professional standpoint, 「立場」 for one's standing or situation, 「見解」 for a considered view, 「見方」 for everyday ways of seeing. Loanwords are rare.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 視線しせんを注そそがれるところ。
  2. ある物事ものごとを見みたり考かんがえたりする立場たちば。観点かんてん。
  3. 絵画かいがの遠近法えんきんほう(透視とうし図法ずほう)において、投射とうしゃ線せん(視線しせん)が画像がぞうと垂直すいちょくに交差こうさする(仮定かていの)1点てん。対象物たいしょうぶつを見みる位置いち。
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