The angle from which the viewer is observing the work is known as what?

• A. Point of View
• B. Perspective
• C. Viewpoint
• D. Angle

Answer: (A)

Point of view describes the position from which you, as the viewer, observe the artwork. This position determines what you see and how forms appear, shaping effects like apparent size and foreshortening within the composition. Perspective is the technique artists use to render depth from that vantage point (think vanishing points and converging lines). Viewpoint is similar, but the specific term for the viewer’s position in an artwork is point of view, while angle is a general term for direction and doesn’t name the viewing stance used in art.