perspective perspective /pɝˈspɛktɪv/

noun

1. () A way of regarding situations or topics etc.  ( perspective , position , view )
   a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
    Consider what follows from the positivist view
   consider what follows from the positivist view
   
2. () The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer  ( linear perspective , perspective )
   the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer