noun
description from one perspective
A literary term referring to a narrative technique where events are described from a single character's viewpoint, as opposed to multiple perspectives.
この小説は一元描写で書かれているため、主人公の心情がよく伝わる。
Because this novel is written with description from one perspective, the protagonist's feelings come across clearly.
Refers to description from multiple perspectives, in contrast to 一元描写's single viewpoint.
Compound of 一元 (いちげん, 'one origin' or 'single') and 描写 (びょうしゃ, 'description'). The term is used in literary criticism to denote a narrative mode focused on a single character's perspective.