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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/43473
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I essentially agree with all prior answers, but I'd like to offer a suggestion that I think is missing:

If you decide to choose only one character as the OV character for this scene, I would submit that you **choose the POV of the character that knows less about the situation than their counterpart.**

This can play out in two different ways, both beneficial to your story.

The first is that the _reader doesn't yet know everything that you'd like them to know about the situation_. By putting them in the shoes of the less-informed character, the character can ask questions/have reactions/gain knowledge in sync with the reader, inclining the reader to "connect with" the less-informed character in a way that would be impossible for the more-informed character.

The second is when the reader _does_ know everything about the situation. In this case, the reader is held in mild suspense, trying to figure out when the less-informed character will find the truth, and likely "rooting" for said character.

Obviously, this won't work in all situations, and might not in yours, but it's my two cents as a general suggestion.

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