![[photo-1455778977533-4a3ef39091c6 1.jpg]] Photo by [Danist Soh](https://unsplash.com/@danist07?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/@danist07?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) If our perception of an Orange is a food, then it's (fruit) aroma, appearance , or nutritional benefits become relevant. However, if we use Orange as a symbol of Orange County at California, then other relationships become relevant such as historical connection, geographical location and so one. > Perception (from the Latin perceptio, meaning gathering or receiving) is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information or environment [1] In the other words, Perception is driven by Context. We can see same entity within different context , which will blur our perception to irrelevant attributes, relations or connection and make relevant one sharp and easy to recognize. > The concept of the "point of view" (perspective) is highly multifunctional and ambiguous. Many things may be judged from certain personal, traditional or moral points of view (as in "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"). Our knowledge about reality is often relative to a certain point of view. [2] Perspective is driven by Audience position. Different Audience sees same situation from different perspectives. Taking into the consideration example above. two different persons can focus on same perception with different point of views or they can focus on wildly different perceptions with different point of views. Generally speaking, Perspective (Point of View) is attribute of a target audience and Perception is context driven representation of objects / entities with their attributes and relations. Ecosystem Architecture supports Perspectives via Ecosystem Viewpoints and Perception via Ecosystem Lenses. Both are equally important in understanding of Ecosystem behavior and composition during ecosystem lifecycle - viewpoints and lenses are dynamically changing. Main purpose of Ecosystem Viewpoints and Lenses is to decrease complexity via focusing ob abstraction points relevant purpose and observation level. You can learn more about ecosystem perspective and perceptions in the future posts dedicated to Ecosystem Architecture and Methods. ## References [1] Schacter, Daniel (2011). Psychology. Worth Publishers. ISBN 9781429237192 [2] Margarita Vázquez Campos, Antonio Manuel Liz Gutiérrez, "The Notion of Point of View", in: Temporal Points of View: Subjective and Objective Aspects, Springer, 2015, ISBN 3319198157 ## Related to [[Ecosystem Architecture - Patterns]] [[Ecosystem Architecture - Abstracts]] [[Ecosystem Architecture - Dimensions]] [[Ecosystem Architecture - The Viewpoints]]