01
Write the observable event before assigning a reason
Describe the action in a few plain sentences: a person moves the chair, leaves a space by the window and looks toward the door. Keep the initial description free of claims about what either character intends. Then note the setting and what each character could actually have seen or heard. This shared event becomes the reference for both drafts. It gives the writer something stable to work from, so the second version changes perspective rather than quietly replacing the scene with a different sequence of actions.
02
Give each viewpoint its own information and expectation
For the first draft, imagine that the arriving character expects a place to rest near the light and reads the moved chair as an invitation. For the second, imagine a character who had hoped to sit beside someone and reads the same gap as distance. Write down what each character knows before the moment and what they only assume. These are creative choices within the exercise, not diagnoses. Let a concrete detail support each reading, and avoid adding information that the viewpoint character could not reasonably have encountered in the scene.
03
Compare the responses and revise the shared scene
Draft a short response for each version, using an action or line of dialogue rather than explaining every feeling directly. Compare which details changed and check that the observable event remains recognisable. If one version needs a new fact, decide whether that fact should also appear in the shared event description. Keep both drafts with a note about the difference you wanted to explore. The completed worksheet contains the common event, each character’s information, their interpretation and response. It can lead to a longer story, but it need not end with a single authorised meaning.