perspective
Way of seeing
Perspective refers to a point of view: Each panel member had a different perspective on the problem of increasing violence in schools.
Perspective can also refer to a particular opinion: His perspective on reversing environmental degradation make for interesting reading.
More narrowly, perspective refers to a way of representing three-dimensional objects in two-dimensional space, as in a drawing.
Position of advantage
- standpointPosition for judgment
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- positionLocation or stance
stance · vista · panorama · overlook · observation · sightline · eyeshot · observer
Way of seeing things
- standpointPosition for judgment
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- positionLocation or stance
take · slant · interpretation · understanding · attitude · mindset · worldview · frame
Depicting depth through size
- depthDistance below surface
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- one-pointSmallest scoring increment
- two-pointCloser scoring shot
three-point · dimensionality · spatial · rendering · draftsmanship · chiaroscuro · shading · realism
Personal viewpoint coloring perception
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- skewTwist from straight
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
favoritism · ethnocentrism · framing · distortion · filter · agenda · stereotype · assumption
State of being understandable
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
distance · detachment · reflection · realization · awareness · enlightenment · appreciation · maturity
Comprehensive belief framework
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- WesternOf Euro-American civilization
Indigenous · colonial · postcolonial · feminist · intersectional · generational · historical · societal
vantage
Position of advantage
- standpointPosition for judgment
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
position · stance · vista · panorama · overlook · observation · sightline · eyeshot · observer · bystander
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
- standpointPosition for judgment
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- outlookAttitude toward the future
position · take · slant · interpretation · understanding · attitude · mindset · worldview · frame · lens
foreshortening
Depicting depth through size
- depthDistance below surface
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- one-pointSmallest scoring increment
two-point · three-point · dimensionality · spatial · rendering · draftsmanship · chiaroscuro · shading · realism · illusionism
subjectivity
Personal viewpoint coloring perception
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- skewTwist from straight
prejudice · favoritism · ethnocentrism · framing · distortion · filter · agenda · stereotype · assumption · preconception
clarity
State of being understandable
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
context · distance · detachment · reflection · realization · awareness · enlightenment · appreciation · maturity · experience
worldview
Comprehensive belief framework
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- traditionCustom passed through generations
Western · Indigenous · colonial · postcolonial · feminist · intersectional · generational · historical · societal · cross-cultural
- designdesign principles, functionality, emphasis, unity, graphic design
- comic artcomic, comics, comic book, cartoon, manga
- compositionbalance, symmetry, asymmetry, proportion, layout
- contextbackground, setting, circumstances, situation, environment
- drawing basicspencil sketching, basic shapes, line drawing, shading, shading techniques
- fiction writingfiction, novels, plot, chapters, character
perspectiveobjectivity
Freedom from personal bias
objectivism · absolute truth · neutrality · impartiality · detachment
perspectiveconfusion
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
befuddlement · bewilderment · disorientation · murk · cluelessness
perspectivemyopia
Blurry distance vision
tunnel vision · flatness · nearsightedness · close-mindedness · narrow-mindedness
- fresh perspectiveChanged way of seeing
- from my perspective
- author's perspectiveCreator's interpretive position
- outsider perspectiveUninvolved observer's viewpoint
- shifting perspectives
- diverse perspectivesMultiple differing ways of seeing