観点|かんてんkanten[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounpoint of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
    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.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym見方みかたNeutralA way of seeing or judging things; common in everyday speech (「見方を変える」). 「観点」 stresses the angle you analyze a problem from.
  • Synonym見地けんちWrittenWritten, formal prose for a standpoint (「教育的見地から」); leans formal.
  • Synonym視点してんNeutralWhose angle you look from (「子どもの視点」); 「観点」 stresses the angle for analyzing an issue.
  • SynonymスタンドポイントNeutralLoanword for a standpoint; rare, found mostly in translated texts.
  • SynonymビューポイントNeutralLoanword for a viewpoint or scenic lookout; often used in travel contexts.
  • Related立場たちばNeutralOne's position or circumstances (「相手の立場に立つ」); centers on where someone stands, not the angle of analysis.
  • Related見解けんかいNeutralThe view or judgment you reach (「専門家の見解」); 「観点」 is the angle you analyze from, not the opinion itself.
  • Related態度たいどNeutralAttitude as shown in one's behaviour (「態度が悪い」); about how someone acts, not an angle of analysis.
  • Related姿勢しせいNeutralPosture, or one's attitude in tackling things (「前向きな姿勢」); about how you set about matters, not an analytical angle.
  • RelatedスタンスNeutralLoanword for a stance or posture (「中立のスタンス」); the position or attitude you take.
  • RelatedパースペクティブNeutralLoanword for perspective, including perspective drawing; mostly academic use.
  • RelatedポイントオブビューNeutralLoanword for point of view; rare, found mostly in translated texts.

Use 「観点」 for the angle you analyze a problem from (「経済的観点から」). In speech say 「見方」; for whose perspective, 「視点」; for where someone stands, 「立場」; for the opinion reached, 「見解」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 物事ものごとを見みる立場たちば。
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