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A particular way of looking at or judging something; a perspective or an aspect.
Unter rein wirtschaftlichen Gesichtspunkten ist das Projekt nicht sinnvoll.
From a purely economic viewpoint, the project does not make sense.
'Gesichtspunkt' (viewpoint) is a compound noun made up of 'Gesicht' (here in the sense of 'Sicht' or 'Anblick', meaning view or sight) and 'Punkt' (point). So it literally means 'a point from which one looks at something.'
Lassen Sie uns das Problem von einem anderen Gesichtspunkt aus betrachten.
Let us look at the problem from another viewpoint.
This word is very frequently used with the preposition 'unter' (under/from) to introduce a perspective. The phrase is then 'unter einem bestimmten Gesichtspunkt' (from a particular viewpoint).
Unter finanziellen Gesichtspunkten ist der Plan sehr riskant.
From a financial viewpoint, the plan is very risky.
'Gesichtspunkt' (viewpoint) is often combined with adjectives that describe the kind of perspective. Common examples are 'ein wichtiger' (an important), 'ein rechtlicher' (a legal), 'ein persönlicher' (a personal), or 'ein moralischer Gesichtspunkt' (a moral viewpoint).
Der ethische Gesichtspunkt wurde in der Diskussion kaum beachtet.
The ethical viewpoint was barely considered in the discussion.
page / side
'die Seite' and 'der Gesichtspunkt' can both express that you are considering only one part or a particular perspective of something. 'Seite' more often means an aspect or quality of something. 'Gesichtspunkt' more often means the way you judge something or what you pay attention to when making a decision. Learners may confuse the words because both appear in discussions. More natural is: 'eine positive Seite' (a positive side) for qualities, and 'unter einem wichtigen Gesichtspunkt' (from an important viewpoint) for evaluations or arguments.
Aus diesem Gesichtspunkt ist die Lösung für alle im Team fair.
From this viewpoint, the solution is fair for everyone on the team.
An dem neuen Plan gibt es auch eine gute Seite: Wir sparen viel Zeit.
The new plan also has a good side: we save a lot of time.