point of view

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ alternative, different

▪

He listened patiently to what we all had to say before putting across an alternative point of view.

▪ particular, unique

▪ objective

▪

We can count on him for an objective point of view.

▪ personal, subjective

▪ aesthetic, moral, practical, technical, theoretical

▪ business, commercial, economic, historical, legal, medical, military, philosophical, political, psychological, religious, safety, scientific, security, strategic, etc.

▪

From a purely economic point of view, the reforms make a great deal of sense.

▪ conservative, liberal, socialist, etc.

▪ Buddhist, Catholic, Islamic, etc.

▪ American, European, Western, etc.

VERB + POINT OF VIEW

▪ have

▪ adopt, take

▪

He always seems to take the opposite point of view to me.

▪ accept, appreciate, support

▪ respect

▪

I appreciate and respect your point of view.

▪ express, get across, present, put (esp. BrE), put forward (esp. BrE)

▪

We aren't shy about expressing our point of view.

▪

A union representative was present to put the farmers' point of view.

▪ speak from, tell sth from

▪ consider sth from, look at sth from, see (sth from), understand

▪

I can see your point of view, but I think we have to consider the long-term implications.

▪

Try to see the situation from my point of view.

▪ agree with, share

▪ come around to, come round to (esp. BrE)

▪

If we can talk to her for an hour I'm sure she'll come around to our point of view.

▪ disagree with

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I completely disagree with this point of view.

▪ reflect, represent

▪

I do not think the article reflects the point of view of the majority of the population.

PREPOSITION

▪ from a/sb's point of view

▪

From a purely personal point of view, I'd like to see cars banned from the city.

▪ from the point of view of

▪

The book tells the story of a murder investigation from the point of view of the chief suspect.

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From the point of view of safety, a lower speed limit would certainly be a good thing.

▪ point of view about

▪

We may always have a different point of view about what happened.

▪ point of view on

▪

I don't have a point of view on this issue.