point of view

見方、考え方

ある話題や状況についての、その人なりの見方や考え。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： 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.)

類義語： view, opinion, perspective

よく使う表現： my point of view, different point of view, political point of view

語りの視点、叙述視点

物語を語る際の視点。誰の体験や考えを読者が追うかを決めるもの。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： from the point of view of someone (The story is told from the point of view of a child.)

類義語： narrative perspective, perspective

よく使う表現： narrative point of view, first-person point of view

視点、見る位置

何かを見る人が実際に立つ、または座る位置。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： from someone’s point of view (From the driver’s point of view, the sign was hidden.)

類義語： viewpoint, vantage point

よく使う表現： different point of view, camera point of view

視点人物

物語の中で、読者がその考えや体験を追っていく登場人物。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： viewpoint character, POV character

よく使う表現： main point of view, new point of view