1. A way of regarding situations or topics etc.
   "from her perspective, the decision seemed unfair";
   - position, view
    
2. An awareness of proper or relative importance, or the ability to view things in their true context
   "The setback helped put things in perspective";
   - sense of proportion
    
3. The appearance of objects relative to each other as determined by distance and position
   "The mountains appeared tiny from this perspective"
    
4. The art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface using converging lines
   "The artist mastered the use of perspective in her paintings";
   - linear perspective

Derived forms: perspectives

Type of: appearance, orientation, visual aspect

Encyclopedia: Perspective, Visual