日本語道場 — Nihongo Dojo

～ようによっては

~yō ni yotte wa

depending on how you look at it

When to use it

Use when reframing something — arguing that a fact, proposal, or setback can be evaluated differently, or that a tool/system yields different results according to how it is handled. Very common in meetings and reports when softening bad news or hinting at hidden upside/risk. Restricted to a handful of verbs (考える・見る・使う・言う・やる・扱う), so treat it as semi-lexicalized rather than fully productive.

Formation

Verbs: ます-stem + よう + によっては — 考え + よう → 考えようによっては、見ようによっては、使いようによっては、言いようによっては、やりようによっては
Only verbs take this form directly; the ～よう here is the nominal "way/manner of doing" (cf. 使い方), not the volitional よう
Nouns: no direct attachment. Mark the noun as object and keep the verb: 「この条項は解釈のしようによっては…」/ use 見方によっては、～次第では instead
i-adjectives / na-adjectives: not possible. Rephrase with 見方によっては or 場合によっては
Fixed with は; 〜ようによって (without は) sounds incomplete in this framing sense
The contrastive は implies "from one angle at least" — the second clause typically states the unexpected or opposite evaluation

Examples

Depending on how you look at it, losing this contract is also an opportunity.
Depending on how it's used, this system can become a real weapon.
Even the same figures can yield a different conclusion depending on how you read them.
Depending on how it's phrased, it could well provoke the other side.
Depending on how we go about it, shortening the delivery schedule should be possible too.