The meaning of PERSPECTIVE is a mental view or prospect. How to use perspective in a sentence.

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

My grandmother has a surprisingly modern perspective [= outlook] on life. They had totally different perspectives on the war.

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

a visible scene, esp. one extending to a distance; vista: a perspective on the main axis of an estate. the state of existing in space before the eye: The elevations look all right, but the building's composition …

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.

There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun perspective, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.