All 10 Uses of

perspective
in
The Host

...he didn't seem to have as much perspective as older, better-traveled souls.
Chpt 7

perspective = a sensible view of a situation

I constantly whipped my head around, searching for the fourth marker–a big dome-shaped peak with a missing piece, a curved absence scooped from its side that Melanie had only shown me this morning–as if the perspective would have changed from my last step.
Chpt 11 *

perspective = view (appearance from where looking)

I forced her to see it from my perspective: to see the threatening shapes inside the dirty jeans and light cotton shirts, brown with dust.
Chpt 13

perspective = way of seeing and thinking about things

They would see another lie, and one so richly irresistible–the idea that the human could live on after implantation–so tempting to believe from their perspective, so insidious, that they would believe I was a Seeker more surely than if I claimed it.
Chpt 13

perspective = a particular way of seeing or thinking about things

He'll gain some perspective while he's away.
Chpt 20 *

perspective = a sensible view of a situation

But I'd never looked at the situation from the body's perspective before; no other planet had forced me to.
Chpt 28

perspective = a particular way of seeing or thinking about things

Somehow, Ian was able to look at things from my perspective,
Chpt 38 *

perspective = way of seeing and thinking about things

Somehow, Ian was able to look at things from my perspective, my alien perspective.
Chpt 38

Then I, too, could consider their perspective.
Chpt 41

perspective = a particular way of seeing or thinking about things

The way you are valued here… Well, that don't make much sense when you look at it from humanity's perspective, either.
Chpt 41

perspective = way of seeing and thinking about things

Definitions:

(1) (perspective as in: Look at it from her perspective)
a particular way of seeing or thinking about things
(2) (perspective as in: Keep it in perspective)
a sensible view of a situation that considers its different parts in a balanced way
(3) (perspective as in: perspective in art)
giving a 2-dimensional picture a 3-dimensional appearance by making parts that are farther away look smaller than things that are close; or a picture drawn in such a manner
(4) (perspective as in: a perspective of the entire block)
a view -- often stressing that the view is different from a view from another location
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

Less commonly, in classic literature, perspective glass or perspectives can refer to a small telescope. More specialized senses of perspective are found in geometry, sound engineering, and philosophy. Consult a comprehensive dictionary if you wish to see those. All the common senses have to do with the way something is viewed.