- Definition
Angle of view is just where someone is looking from, like if they're looking up, down, or straight ahead.
A photograph of a skyscraper taken from the sidewalk below shows a low angle of view, making the building look huge.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Angle of view is like taking a picture of your pet from different places — standing over them for a high angle, or lying on the floor for a low angle.
Ask your child: If you were a tiny bug on the floor, what would this chair look like?
Common mix-up: Kids may confuse angle of view with an opinion, like in a story. In visual art, it's the literal spot the artist is viewing from, which changes what we see in the picture.
Examples
- A drawing of a bowl of fruit seen from directly above shows a bird's-eye angle of view.
- A comic book panel showing only a character's feet walking on the ground uses a low angle of view.
angle of view is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
The descriptions on this page are SmartStudy’s own original, plain-language writing — not the Ministry’s wording. They are aligned to the Ontario Curriculum, © King’s Printer for Ontario. For the Ministry’s official wording, see the source link below. SmartStudy is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Government of Ontario or the Ministry of Education. Ontario Curriculum and Resources ↗
