N2119/217

にしたら

Noun + にしたらPronoun + にしたらXにしたらどうなるか(general pattern)

Meanings

  • From the point of view of
  • from X's perspective
  • as far as X is concerned
  • if you look at it from X's standpoint

About this pattern

Explanation

にしたら marks the speaker's or a referenced person's perspective or standpoint. It means considering something from that person’s point of view, often contrasting with another viewpoint. It is commonly used to express what would be true or how something would seem “from X’s side” or “for X.” The subject of the perspective is the noun before にしたら (or an understood person). It can precede a following statement about implications, preferences, or judgments that differ from the speaker’s.

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Example sentences

私にしたら、その案はあまりいいとは思えない。

From my point of view, that plan doesn’t seem that good.

子どもから見れば、あれは大人のように見えるにしたら、実際は大変だ。

From a child’s perspective, that seems easy, but in reality it’s very tough.

彼にしたら、それは当然のことだと思う。

As far as he’s concerned, that’s only natural.