視点(してん)

してん
noun
viewpoint, point of view, perspective
See also: 支店(してん) (branch office)
1. viewpoint, point of view
A particular way of considering or regarding something.
違(ちが)う視点(してん)から考(かんが)えてみよう。
Let's try thinking from a different perspective.
消費者(しょうひしゃ)の視点(してん)に立(た)って商品(しょうひん)を開発(かいはつ)する。
We develop products from the consumer's point of view.
この小説(しょうせつ)は子(こ)どもの視点(してん)で書(か)かれている。大人(おとな)には見(み)えない世界(せかい)が描(えが)かれていて興味深(きょうみぶか)い。
This novel is written from a child's perspective. It's interesting how it depicts a world that adults can't see.
2. visual point, point of focus
The point in a visual field where one's gaze is focused.
視点(してん)を合(あ)わせる。
To focus one's gaze.
視点(してん)が定(さだ)まらない。
One's gaze is not focused.
カメラの視点(してん)を動(うご)かして、被写体(ひしゃたい)を別(べつ)の角度(かくど)から撮(と)った。
I moved the camera's viewpoint and shot the subject from a different angle.

視点(してん) refers to a perspective, viewpoint, or the point from which something is viewed or considered.

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SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 視点(してん): viewpoint (slightly more concrete, as if looking from a position)
  • 観点(かんてん): point of view (more abstract, analytical angle)
  • 立場(たちば): standpoint, position (social or situational position)

NOTE: 視点(してん) and 支店(してん) are homophones. Context usually makes the meaning clear.

Related Words

Synonym: 観点(かんてん) (analytical viewpoint)
Related: 角度(かくど) (angle, perspective)
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Added 2026.1.11 22:40 · Revised 2026.5.24 22:38
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