All 5 Uses

perspective
in
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
(Auto-generated)

All I require is that you be willing to look at your subject from a personal perspective, that is, how the dilemma affects you.†
Chpt 5 *

perspective = way of seeing and thinking about things
We do have time to put it in perspective.†
Chpt 14 *

perspective = a sensible view of a situation
But we're trying to look at this from a scholarly perspective.†
Chpt 8
But there are other perspectives, and I want to hear them.†
Chpt 13
He said if I was interested, he'd be willing to spend some time with me looking at some different perspectives on Christianity.†
Chpt 18

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.