N2 Viewpoint and Specification

~にしてみたら/~にしてみれば: meaning, usage and examples

~にしてみたら/~にしてみれば means: from the perspective of... / for...

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 親おやにしてみれば、子供こどもはいつまでも子供こどもだ。

   From a parent's perspective, children are always children.

2. 彼かれにしてみたら、不公平ふこうへいだと感かんじるだろう。

   From his point of view, it probably feels unfair.

3. 店みせにしてみれば、急きゅうなキャンセルは大おおきな損失そんしつだ。

   For the restaurant, a last-minute cancellation is a big loss.

4. 子供こどもにしてみたら、引ひっ越こしは寂さびしいことだろう。

   To a child, moving must feel lonely.

When to use it

Use this to imagine how a situation looks or feels to a particular person or group, usually someone other than the speaker. The speaker steps into their shoes: 店みせにしてみれば、急きゅうなキャンセルは大おおきな損失そんしつだ (for the restaurant, a last-minute cancellation is a big loss). The second clause states that person's likely feeling or view.

Nuance

Conversational to neutral. にしてみたら is a little more casual than にしてみれば. The noun must be a person, group or organization, never an object or data. Often ends with だろう, はずだ or のだ, because the speaker is guessing at someone else's feelings. Not used about the speaker's own view.

Compare

Both look at things from a viewpoint, but their range differs. からすれば also works with evidence and rules: 規則きそくからすれば違反いはんだ. にしてみれば works only with people and their emotions: 子供こどもにしてみれば寂さびしいだろう. にとって states a general relation and is not limited to feelings: 私わたしにとって大切たいせつな本ほん.

Tip: Ask: whose feelings am I imagining? If the answer is another person or group, にしてみれば fits. For yourself, use 私わたしにとって.