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perspective
A personal way of looking at and judging a situation, problem, or topic; a point of view or perspective.
Um den Konflikt zu lösen, müssen wir die Sichtweise der anderen Seite verstehen.
To resolve the conflict, we have to understand the other side's perspective.
The word is built very logically. It consists of 'die Sicht' (view) and 'die Weise' (way). So it literally means 'the way in which one sees something.'
Er versuchte, mir seine Sichtweise zu erklären.
He tried to explain his perspective to me.
'Sichtweise' (perspective) is often combined with adjectives that describe the kind of perspective, for example 'eine persönliche' (a personal), 'eine andere' (a different), 'eine neue' (a new), or 'eine wirtschaftliche Sichtweise' (an economic perspective).
Aus wirtschaftlicher Sichtweise ist die Entscheidung verständlich.
From an economic perspective, the decision is understandable.
To say whose perspective it is, German often uses the genitive or the preposition 'von' (of/from). To adopt a perspective, one says 'aus einer Sichtweise' (from a perspective).
Das ist die Sichtweise der Geschäftsführung.
That is the perspective of management.
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'die Meinung' and 'die Sichtweise' both have to do with someone's personal way of thinking about a topic. 'Meinung' is used when someone clearly says what they think is right, wrong, good, or bad. 'Sichtweise' puts more emphasis on the way someone looks at a situation. It can explain why someone arrives at a particular opinion. Learners may confuse the words because both express a personal point of view. In practice: when it is about a judgment, 'Meinung' often fits better. When it is about a perspective on a problem, 'Sichtweise' sounds more natural.
Nach der Arbeit wirkt seine Sichtweise auf das Problem viel ruhiger.
After work, his perspective on the problem seems much calmer.
Sie hat die Meinung, dass vegetarisches Essen im Training mehr angeboten werden sollte.
She is of the opinion that more vegetarian food should be offered during training.