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〜にしてみれば・〜にしたら

from (someone's) point of view, for (someone)

Person + にしてみれば / にしたら / にすれば

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にしてみれば puts yourself in someone else's shoes and imagines how they feel: 子どもにしてみれば、親の心配はうるさいだけだ, "from the child's point of view, their parents' worrying is just annoying".

It's used for people or groups, and the second half is their likely feelings or reactions: 困る, 迷惑だ, 腹が立つ, うれしい. It often suggests their view differs from the speaker's.

にしたら and にすれば mean the same, and are a little more casual.

Compare にとって, which is a more neutral standpoint for judgements. にしてみれば stresses empathy: "if you were them, you'd feel…".

Examples

  • 子こどもにしてみれば、親おやの心配しんぱいはうるさいだけだ。

    From the child's point of view, their parents' worrying is just annoying.

  • 彼女かのじょにしたら、迷惑めいわくな話はなしだろう。

    From her point of view, it must be a real nuisance.

  • 店みせにしてみれば、キャンセルは困こまる。

    For the shop, cancellations are a real problem.

  • 新入社員しんにゅうしゃいんにすれば、会社かいしゃのルールは難むずかしい。

    For new employees, company rules are hard to get used to.

  • 待またされた人ひとにしてみれば、腹はらが立たつのも当然とうぜんだ。

    For the people who were kept waiting, it's only natural to be angry.

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