Just as odd, many paintings didn't represent the other meaning of perspective either—that is, a scene might not be shown as if it were being seen from one single place. Today, perspective …

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

I was trying to gain some perspective on the things that I learned in college. [=I was deciding which things were important and which things were not]

Perspective has a Latin root meaning "look through" or "perceive," and all the meanings of perspective have something to do with looking. If you observe the world from a dog's …

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.

In drawing or painting, a way of portraying three dimensions on a flat, two-dimensional surface by suggesting depth or distance.

Definition of perspective noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Perspective is the art of making some objects or people in a picture look further away than others.

Synonyms for PERSPECTIVE: viewpoint, outlook, opinion, standpoint, angle, view, shoes, point of view, vantage point, mind

perspective / pəˈspɛktɪv / n. a way of regarding situations, facts, etc, and judging their relative importance; the proper or accurate point of view or the ability to see it; objectivity: try to get …