Both Uses

perspective
in
Enrique's Journey
(Edited)

Their presence in the United States is deemed good or bad, depending on the perspective. ... Perhaps by looking at one immigrant -- his strengths, his courage, his flaws -- his humanity might help illuminate what too often has been a black-and-white discussion.
Chpt Prol. *

perspective = way of seeing and thinking about things
...immigrant children in U.S. schools who spent time separated from parents are often depressed, act up, have trouble trusting anyone, and don't respond to the authority of parents they weren't raised with. Los Angeles Unified School District psychologist Bradley Pilon believes only one in ten immigrant students ultimately accepts his or her parent and puts the rancor he or she feels toward the parent in perspective. Murillo's conclusion: "The parents say: I had to do it." But that's not enough for these children. All of them feel the resentment.
Chpt Aft. *

perspective = a sensible view of a situation

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)
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.