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But the artist - whether painter, sculptor, carver, or photographer makes a conscious decision about what the view can or will see. I guess I don't understand why you think photography is different. Perhaps you could clarify?

I think you are talking about form.
 

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In my perspective perspective also does depend on perspective.

It`s a vague term, that`s the problem. And the youtube-guys actually talk about object distortion you can get with a wide-angle lens - but call it perspective - because perspective also can mean a subjective perception. Same section of a subject taken with a wide-angle lens will appear different, because a wide-angle lens does distort.
When these youtube-guys claim a different foal length to change "perspective" they actually mean a change in subjective perception of the subject.
But as they're youtube-guys they either don`t know better or have to keep it simple to get clicks. So they use a term everybody knows, everybody has a "feeling" for, because you know...
...perspective also does depend on perspective.



Yes, as you`re changing between worm`s eye view and bird`s eye view.

Do you mean belly button view more specifically?
 
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For me, the camera to subject distance with a 50mm lens is most important decision I make for any photograph.
 

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These denotations probably cover the space below eye-level and above eye-level. So worm`s eye view is below eye-level, but not only on the ground. On bird`s eye view you also could ask how high the bird is flying, so this term should cover everything above eye-level.
But if you want to differentiate
Do you mean belly button view more specifically?

you could say so in this case.
 

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Worm's eye perspective.
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