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Formation: N + から言うと／から言えば／から言って (often written からいうと); polite: N + から言いますと

〜から言うと names the standard or viewpoint behind a judgement: in terms of price, from my experience, by common sense. It usually follows nouns like 立場, 経験, 点, 面 and 常識. The register is neutral and it is common in both speech and writing; から言えば and から言って mean the same thing, and から言いますと is the polite form. Textbooks usually teach that it does not attach directly to a person (you say 先生の立場から言うと, not 先生から言うと), while 〜からすると／からすれば and 〜にしたら can follow a person directly, and 〜からすると can also mean 'judging from' some evidence. Compared with 〜上 (a suffix, as in 法律上), it is a phrase that opens a judgement. Don't confuse it with the set phrase 結論から言うと ('to give the conclusion first'): there から marks where you start, not a viewpoint.

Variants: から言えば、から言って、から言いますと

Examples

• 専門家の立場から言うと、この方法には問題がある。
  From an expert's standpoint, this method has problems.
• 常識から言えば、そんなことはありえない。
  By common sense, that kind of thing just can't happen.
• 価格の点から言って、A社の製品のほうが有利だ。
  In terms of price, Company A's product has the edge.

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