Take the 2-minute tour ×  Consider the following sentence:
Often passages will present information about the topic from
more than one perspective or point of view.  Are "perspective"
and "point of view" of the same meaning? If they are, why do
people say both of them at the same time instead of either one?
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down vote accepted  Point of view is more typically a spot or
location that "sees" — like a camera or eye. A perspective would
describe the way something sees — like a colored lens or
infrared.  The terms get pretty interchangeable, though; I
suspect most people use both for emphasis.  share|improve this
answer What is emphasized then? –  Jack Jul 14 '11 at 1:59
@Jack: The differences between one perspective/point of view and
more than one. It would be like saying, "I like big, large
trucks." You could just use big or large, but saying them both
makes the truck sound bigger and larger. –  MrHen Jul 14 '11 at
2:02 add comment  To all intents and