Difference between ni Yotte and ni Taishite


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yotte-ni-yoru/>:  
人によって考え方が違う。  
Everyone has a different point of view.  
hito ni yotte kangaekata ga chigau.

Can I use 人に対して考え方が違う(hito ni taishite kangaekata ga chigau).  
Using the "in regards to" meaning of に対して(ni taishite).

Also I'm confused as to why these 2 have to be used. In many cases I feel that
the 対して(taishite)/よって(yotte) can just be changed to 'には(ni wa)' and convey the
same meaning.




**によって** and **に対して** are not interchangeable. They are also not replaceable
with **には**.

人 **によって** 考え方が違う。Depending on the person, thoughts differ.

人 **に対して** 考え方が違う。Thoughts regarding people differ.

（何か） **に対して** 、人 **によって** 考え方が違う。 In regards to (some topic), depending on the
person, thoughts differ.

人（人間） **に対して** 人 **によって** 考え方が違う。Depending on the person, thoughts regarding
people (humanity) differ.

海外の人 **には** 、人 **によって** 考え方が違う。Among foreigners, depending on the person,
thoughts differ.

* * *

**によって** is specifying a separate relationship with each member of the subject
group and the predicate.

**に対して** is presenting its object in opposition to the subject.

For example:

報告書 **によって** 、結果が違う。Depending on the report, the results differ.

報告書 **に対して** 、結果が違う。Regarding the report, the results differ (from something
else, not necessarily other reports).

**には** is a method of refining the subject of discussion. The nuance, and
grammatical use, is quite different from the other two. That doesn't seem to
be your main question, though, so I'll leave it at that regarding **には**.




**によって** and **に対して** are not interchangeable. They are also not replaceable
with **には**.

人 **によって** 考え方が違う。Depending on the person, thoughts differ.

人 **に対して** 考え方が違う。Thoughts regarding people differ.

（何か） **に対して** 、人 **によって** 考え方が違う。 In regards to (some topic), depending on the
person, thoughts differ.

人（人間） **に対して** 人 **によって** 考え方が違う。Depending on the person, thoughts regarding
people (humanity) differ.

海外の人 **には** 、人 **によって** 考え方が違う。Among foreigners, depending on the person,
thoughts differ.

* * *

**によって** is specifying a separate relationship with each member of the subject
group and the predicate.

**に対して** is presenting its object in opposition to the subject.

For example:

報告書 **によって** 、結果が違う。Depending on the report, the results differ.

報告書 **に対して** 、結果が違う。Regarding the report, the results differ (from something
else, not necessarily other reports).

**には** is a method of refining the subject of discussion. The nuance, and
grammatical use, is quite different from the other two. That doesn't seem to
be your main question, though, so I'll leave it at that regarding **には**.

