視点

• 読み: してん
• ローマ字: shiten
• 漢字の分解: 視 (shi) — to look, gaze; 点 (ten) — point, dot
• 発音: /ɕi.teɴ/

意味

Point of view; viewpoint; perspective from which something is observed.

A noun used both literally for a visual vantage point and figuratively for an intellectual or analytical perspective. Common expressions: 視点を変える (shiten wo kaeru, to change perspective), 異なる視点 (kotonaru shiten, different viewpoint). Frequently used in academic writing, journalism, and debates. Similar to 観点 (kanten) but 視点 emphasises where one is looking from.

例文

1. 問題を別の視点から考えてみよう。
2. この映画は子供の視点で描かれている。
3. 先生は新しい視点を教えてくれた。

使い方ガイド

場面: academics, discussion, creative writing

トーン: intellectual

起源と歴史

Composed of 視 (to look/gaze) and 点 (point/dot). Together they form 'the point from which one gazes,' both literally and figuratively.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal