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# pointOfView

The Scene Kit node from which the scene’s contents are viewed when rendered.

```
var pointOfView: SCNNode? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Use a <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/SceneKit/SCNNode> object with an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/SceneKit/SCNCamera> instance assigned to its <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/SceneKit/SCNNode/camera> property to view a scene. This SceneKit node provides the position and direction of a virtual camera, and the camera object provides rendering parameters such as field of view and focus. The direction of view is along the negative z-axis of the SceneKit node’s local coordinate space.

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