point of view

punto de vista, opinión

La manera en que alguien piensa sobre un tema o una situación.

En inglés sencillo: The way someone thinks about a subject or situation.

• I understand your point of view.
• We discussed our different points of view on education.
• From his point of view, the new plan was too expensive.

Cómo se usa: point of view on something (What is your point of view on school uniforms?); from someone’s point of view (From her point of view, the decision was fair.)

Sinónimos: view, opinion, perspective

Expresiones frecuentes: my point of view, different point of view, political point of view

perspectiva narrativa, punto de vista narrativo

La perspectiva desde la que se cuenta una historia, incluidos los pensamientos y experiencias que sigue el lector.

En inglés sencillo: The perspective through which a story is told, including whose experiences and thoughts the reader follows.

• The story uses a child’s point of view.
• The writer changed the point of view in the final chapter.
• How does the narrator’s point of view affect our understanding?

Cómo se usa: from the point of view of someone (The story is told from the point of view of a child.)

Sinónimos: narrative perspective, perspective

Expresiones frecuentes: narrative point of view, first-person point of view

punto de vista, posición de observación

El lugar físico desde el que una persona mira algo.

En inglés sencillo: The physical position from which someone looks at something.

• This seat gives a different point of view.
• From my point of view, the tree blocked the doorway.
• The camera showed the stage from a higher point of view.

Cómo se usa: from someone’s point of view (From the driver’s point of view, the sign was hidden.)

Sinónimos: viewpoint, vantage point

Expresiones frecuentes: different point of view, camera point of view

personaje focalizador

El personaje cuyos pensamientos y experiencias sigue el lector en una historia.

En inglés sencillo: A character whose thoughts and experiences the reader follows in a story.

• The detective is our main point of view.
• The author introduced a new point of view in chapter five.
• Each point of view knows only part of the secret.

Sinónimos: viewpoint character, POV character

Expresiones frecuentes: main point of view, new point of view