Today, perspective is used much like standpoint. Just as standpoint once used to mean simply the physical place where you stand but today also means the way you "see" things as a result …

Try to keep/maintain your perspective and not get too worried about it. She drew the building from several different perspectives. From this perspective, the city looks peaceful. I admire her use …

PERSPECTIVE definition: 1. a particular way of considering something: 2. to think about a situation or problem in a wise…. Learn more.

An understanding of how aspects of a subject relate to each other and to the whole: a perspective of history; a need to view the problem in the proper perspective.

the ability to see the important facts of something in proportion to one another:[uncountable] Can't you put this minor setback into perspective and see that it really is for the best?

There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun perspective, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Dec 10, 2025 · Illustration of the use of perspective to create the perception of depth in a two-dimensional projection.