N2 — outside your level filter
から言うと
からいうとkara iu toN2neutral
speaking in terms of N — judged by that one measure
経験から言うと、そのやり方は時間がかかるよ。
keiken kara iu to, sono yarikata wa jikan ga kakaru yo.
Speaking from experience, that approach eats up time. casual
費用から言うと、この案が一番現実的です。
hiyou kara iu to, kono an ga ichiban genjitsuteki desu.
This plan is the most realistic one, speaking in terms of costs. neutral
Same meaning7
from X's point of view; judging from
- 上in terms of N; as a matter of N — where it appliesattaches at
- からするとjudging from N — the noun is the evidence or the viewpointattaches at
- にしたらfrom N's side of it (N a person or animal)attaches at
- にしてはfor a N; considering it is N — out of line with Nattaches at
- にとってfor; from the standpoint of Nattaches at
- の上ではon paper; going by the record or the figures (and reality differs)attaches at
- ところを見るとjudging from the fact that; going by the look of itattaches at
All examples4
speaking in terms of N — the measure a verdict is judged by
経験から言うと、そのやり方は時間がかかるよ。
keiken kara iu to, sono yarikata wa jikan ga kakaru yo.
Speaking from experience, that approach eats up time. casual
費用から言うと、この案が一番現実的です。
hiyou kara iu to, kono an ga ichiban genjitsuteki desu.
This plan is the most realistic one, speaking in terms of costs. neutral
結論から言うと、今回の実験は失敗でした。
ketsuron kara iu to, konkai no jikken wa shippai deshita.
To put the conclusion first, this experiment was a failure. neutral
安全面から言えば、この設計には改善の余地がございます。
anzenmen kara ieba, kono sekkei ni wa kaizen no yochi ga gozaimasu.
In terms of safety, this design has room for improvement. formal
How it's formed1
All forms2
から言えばkaraiebaformal
ば instead of と, and it sounds stiffer. You see it in reports and written argument.
から言ってkaraittecolloquial
the て-form (結論から言って, 経験から言って). It states the verdict flat out, and you hear it in speech.