GRAMMAR DETAIL

〜ようによっては

depending on how

Indicates that a different way of thinking about or handling something may lead to a different result or assessment.

Examples

考えようによっては、この失敗も貴重な経験になる。

Depending on how you look at it, this failure could also become a valuable experience.

見ようによっては、その絵は鳥にも見える。

Depending on how you look at the picture, it can also look like a bird.

Structure: Attach the method noun よう and によっては to a verb's masu-stem to show that the manner of doing something can lead to a different assessment or result.
Basic usage: 考えようによっては、この失敗も貴重な経験になる。 means that a different perspective can turn this failure into a valuable experience.

Resemblance to the volitional form
- 考えよう in 考えようによっては means a way of thinking. Although it looks like the volitional form in 考えようと思う, here it combines with によっては to mark variation according to method.
Connection with a godan verb
- With 読む, the construction is 読みようによっては. Because it names a method, do not replace it with 読もうによっては, using the volitional 読もう.