视角 shìjiǎo angle from which one observes an object
angle from which one observes an object; (figuratively) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference; (cinematography) camera angle; (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye); (photography) angle of view
How to remember 视角: 视 look at + 角 horn = angle from which one observes an object.
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How it is used
- Angle of view; figuratively a perspective/viewpoint - 从不同视角看问题 (cóng bùtóng shìjiǎo kàn wèntí) look at the issue from different angles.
- Very common in the figurative 'perspective/frame of reference' sense in analysis and media.
- Also technical: camera angle, angle of view; contrast 观点 (guāndiǎn, a stated opinion) - 视角 is the vantage point, not the conclusion.