perspective

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a particular way of considering something:

Her attitude lends a fresh perspective to the subject.

from a perspective He writes from a Marxist perspective.

perspective on Because of its geographical position, Germany's perspective on the situation in Russia is very different from Washington's.

to think about a situation or problem in a wise and reasonable way:

You must keep things in perspective - the overall situation isn't really that bad.

to compare something to other things so that it can be accurately and fairly judged:

Total investments for this year reached $53 million, and, to put this into perspective, investments this year were double those made in 2013.

the way that objects appear smaller when they are further away and the way parallel lines appear to meet each other at a point in the distance:

In 15th-century Italy, artists rediscovered the rules of perspective.

An object or person that is in perspective has the correct size and position in comparison with other things in the picture:

Make sure that the figures are in perspective.

An object or person that is out of perspective does not have the correct size or position in comparison with other things in the picture, and therefore does not look real or natural:

The painting had a naive, out-of-perspective style.

a particular way of viewing things that depends on one’s experience and personality:

[ C ] He brings a new perspective to the job.

[ C ] From a social perspective, I am very much a liberal, although my economic policies are very conservative.

Perspective also means the ability to consider things in relation to one another accurately and fairly:

[ U ] With more maturity and experience, you will gradually acquire perspective.

If something is in perspective, it is considered as part of a complete situation so that you have an accurate and fair understanding of it:

Let's try to talk about both sides of the issue and put it in perspective.

the method by which solid objects drawn or painted on a flat surface are given the appearance of depth and distance