perspective
noun
[ pəˈspɛktɪv ]
• the art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other.
• "the theory and practice of perspective"
• a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.
• "most guidebook history is written from the editor's perspective"
Similar:
outlook,
view,
viewpoint,
point of view,
standpoint,
position,
stand,
stance,
angle,
slant,
attitude,
frame of mind,
frame of reference,
approach,
way of looking/thinking,
vantage point,
interpretation,
• an apparent spatial distribution in perceived sound.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘optics’): from medieval Latin perspectiva (ars) ‘(science of) optics’, from perspect- ‘looked at closely’, from the verb perspicere, from per- ‘through’ + specere ‘to look’.
in perspective
• showing the right relationship between visible objects.
