Which perspective uses a single vanishing point?

• A. Two-point
• B. Three-point
• C. Multi-point
• D. One-point

Answer: (D)

In one-point perspective, depth lines recede to a single vanishing point on the horizon, so all the depth cues converge to one spot. This happens when you’re looking straight at a flat surface or object’s front face, like a box head-on, so only depth lines disappear toward that one point. The effect is that width and height stay parallel to the picture plane while depth collapses to that single point on the horizon, giving a straightforward sense of distance. Two-point perspective uses two vanishing points on the horizon for edges that recede in two directions, making corners feel angled toward two points. Three-point adds a third vanishing point—typically above or below—to show vertical lines tilting toward that point, which changes the sense of height.