point-of-view

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Noun

point-of-view (plural points-of-view)

1. (less common) Alternative form of point of view
   • 2003, Darren Brooker, Essential CG Lighting Techniques, Focal Press, →ISBN, page 301:

     This is where a shot is taken from the point-of-view of a character, so what the camera records is what the character would see.

   • 2019, Christopher E. Bell, editor, Transmedia Harry Potter: Essays on Storytelling Across Platforms, McFarland & Company, →ISBN:

     To further facilitate identification with the characters in the story, the point-of-view (POV) of a fic is important.

   • 2021, Rob Daniel, Cape Fear, Auteur, →ISBN, page 101:

     In the scene when Cady is assaulted, we see his headbutt from the point-of-view of the headbutted character.