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Would I be correct in reading things like 私には or 個人的には as being "to me"? Like
in the following:

> 私には寿司が美味しいって！To me sushi is tasty!

Or

> 彼には女性が誰よりきれいです。To him she is better than anyone.

Would I be right in reading it like this? Interpreting には as a bit of grammar
that is often times used to explain what a scene is from a certain persons
perspective? Or would this be to unreliable?
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particle-に interpretation
Would I be right in reading 「私には...」as 「to me it's ...」？
私には is 私に followed by the topic/contrast marker は. So yes, it can mean "to me"
or "personally", but 私にとっては is often used for this purpose, too. See: [Help
with には and にとって](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/4141/5010)

  * Use 彼女 ("she") instead of 女性 ("woman"). I suppose it's a mere typo :)
  * In the first sentence, you probably have to use は instead of が, because this sentence describes a general fact rather than [what you've just perceived](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/43213/5010). In the second sentence, you can use both が and は after 彼女, because が has the 'exhaustive-listing' function (i.e., "among many women").
  * って at the end of a sentence after the dictionary form of a verb/adjective sounds like you're trying to strongly convince someone; e.g., 本当だって! ≒ But it's true!; 行くべきだって! ≒ Hey, you have to go there!

The corrected version would be:

>   * 私には寿司は美味しいです。 (acceptable)
>   * 私にとっては寿司は美味しいです。 (recommended)
>   * 彼には彼女が誰より綺麗です。 (acceptable)
>   * 彼にとっては彼女が誰より綺麗です。 (recommended)
>
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The other answers including the past answers quoted are grammatically and
logically correct, but the examples and their explanations are, I think, not
sufficient, so I am going to add some information to correctly tell the nuance
of Japanese.

Though " **にとっては** " or " **としては** " is not exactly correspond to " **to**
somebody or **to** something", they are generally used formally like in "日本
**にとっては** 憂慮{ゆうりょ}すべき事態｛じたい｝である。 _It is a matter of concern to Japan._ " or in
"日本 **としては** 核兵器｛かくへいき｝の存在｛そんざい｝は看過｛かんか｝できない/見過｛みす｝ごせない。 _As Japan we cannot
overlook the existence of nuclear weapons_.", so they are too formal to be
used in a daily conversation, especially such as in the given sentence about
talking about sushi taste and things like that, furthermore in a sentence with
an exclamation mark.

Examples of "にとっては" from
[here](http://www.kotonoha.gr.jp/shonagon/search_result)

  * プラハの人々 **にとっては** 、愛する都のイメージとして、石畳はプラハとは切り離しがたいものとなっている。  
_For the people of Prague, as an image of the city they love, cobblestones are
hard to separate from Prague._

  * みたい場所＝フィールドと、（中略）期待＝マインドの一致が行動を方向づけるようになっていった。どちらが欠けても自分 **にとっては** 意味がない。  
_Whichever one of the place (= field) I want to see and the expectation (=
mind) of mine lacks, it makes no sense for me._

  * 財産は、生活の安定を切望する堅気 **にとっては** 、ほとんど自分と一体のものです。  
_Property is almost integrated with himself for an honest person who aspires
for the stability of life._

  * 勤労にいそしむ市民一般 _にとっては_ さらに大事な条件であることをも告げてくれるのである。 _It also tells us that it is even more important condition for citizens who are diligent at work._
  * 「知らなければ知らないだけ、あなた **にとっては** いいのよ」と言っていた。  
_"The less you know it, the more it's good for you" they said._  
**note** : This is an example in which "にとっては" is used in a conversation, but
the context of the conversation is serious so the use of it is natural or no
problem.

  * 新刊書の広告は当時の高級紙 **にとっては** 、抜群に重要な地位を占めていたのである。  
_For the high-class coated paper of the time, the advertisement of the new
publication occupied an outstandingly important position._

Examples of "としては" from
[here](http://www.kotonoha.gr.jp/shonagon/search_result)

  * 生活保障 **としては** 私は全く不十分だと、このように考えております。  
_As a living security, I think it is totally inadequate_.

  * 投資効果 **としては** 非常に高いものがあります。  
_As an investment effect, it is highly effective_.

  * 社会的な解決方策 **としては** 、ある程度のルールができたのではないかという気がします。  
_As a social solution strategy, I feel that some rules have been created_.

  * 私 **としては** 引き続き、Ｄ社との交渉をやってくれるとありがたいな。  
_As for me, I would appreciate it if you continue to negotiate with D
company_.

  * 自分 **としては** 、別に、笑いをとろうと思って恋愛をしてきたわけではないからだ。  
_As for me, I have been in love not because especially I wanted to get a
laugh_.

> Would I be correct in reading things like 私には or 個人的には as being "to me"?
> Like in the following:  
>  私には寿司が美味しいって！To me sushi is tasty!  
>  Or  
>  彼には女性が誰よりきれいです。To him she is better than anyone.

Your reading for "to me" in the above two sentences are somewhat correct.  
私には and 個人的には are both correct, but I prefer 私には to 個人的には in the given
sentences because 私には is used in more informal situation. If you want to
express "to me" somewhat formally, you are better to use 個人的には rather than
私には.

But, "個人的には _personally_ " and "私には _to me_ " are slightly different in
meaning besides formality, and they seem not always interchangeable when I
examine the following example sentences.

Examples of "私には" from
[here](http://www.kotonoha.gr.jp/shonagon/search_result)

  * **私には** 詩とそのコスチュームがなんとなく合わないような違和感があった。  
_There was a strange feeling for me that poetry and that costume would not fit
together_.

  * **私には** 動くことが必要だった。  
_It was necessary for me to take action_.

  * **私には** まだ余裕すらあった感じがした。  
_I felt I could still afford to do/accept something else_.

  * たいしたものではないという樹氷が **私には** 不思議であった。  
_It was strange to me that the rime on trees (look like ice monsters) are not
a big deal_.

  * 彼の姿が消えてからも、 **私には** すべてが見えていた。  
_Even after he disappeared, everything was visible to me_.

  * より多くほしがっている **私には** 、乞食者となる権利がない。  
_There is no right to become a beggar for me who always wants more_.

Examples of "個人的には" from
[here](http://www.kotonoha.gr.jp/shonagon/search_result)

  * ミクロの世界で考えるのと反対に、一方でマクロの世界でも **個人的には** 理解できないことがたくさんあります。  
_Contrary to thinking in a microscopic world, there are many things that can
not be understood personally even from a macroscopic standpoint_.

  * この種の奇跡の方が **個人的には** 好きだ。  
_I personally like this kind of miracle_.

  * **個人的には** 、とても好きな人達が多い。  
_Personally, there are many people I like very much_.

  * 三浦 **個人的には** 入っていただくのに賛成です。  
_I, my name is Miura, personally agree that he will take part_.

  * **個人的には** 社会で働きつづけたい。  
_Personally I want to keep working in society_.

  * **個人的には** モハメド・アリが嫌いだというエドマンド・フラーがこの見方を代表している。  
_The viewpoint of Edmundo Fuller who personally hates Muhammad Ali is the
typical one of this kind_.

  * 私は、 **個人的には** 日本に親しみを覚えている。  
_Personally I am familiar with Japan_.

There is an expression "私的{わたしてき}には _privately_ " that is resembles "私には _to
me_ ". And, there is a fixed word as "私的｛してき｝ _private_ " as the antonym of
"公的｛こうてき｝ _public_ ".  
"私的｛わたしてき｝" and "私的｛してき｝" use the exact same _kanji_ s, but how they are used
is largely different. "私的｛わたしてき｝" has been used these days mainly in young
women. This word is not a very well-behaved word, but it could be used safely
in a daily conversation between young women like talking about the taste of
sushi like saying "私的｛わたしてき｝には、お寿司は美味しいわ！"

> To me sushi is tasty!

Before thinking about how to express the English sentence in Japanese, I would
like to point out that this sentence is unnatural semantically. When you read
this sentence, it implies that whether sushi is tasty or not depends on
people, but in fact in Japan, there are premises that many people think sushi
is tasty.

And this sentence also implies that the partner in the conversation seems to
have said that "sushi isn't tasty".

Therefore, it is natural that in the correct interpretation we would place
some comments against the partner's taste for sushi at the first half of the
sentence, and also the interpretation should not be made for sushi in general,
but for the sushi put in front of me and the partner. So the natural
interpretation for the given sentence in Japanese will be like:

  * Answer by men: 「えっ、寿司まずい！ 俺には、 **この** 寿司美味しいけどなあ。」
  * Answer by women: 「 **この** お寿司全然まずくないけど。私には、美味しいわ！」

However, as we are studying Japanese now, let's put these subtle and detailed
interpretations aside.

> "To me sushi is tasty!"

  * 私には、寿司美味しいですよ！ (recommended)
  * 俺には、寿司美味しいけどなあ！ (recommended)
  * 私には、お寿司美味しいわ！ (recommended)
  * 私には寿司が美味しいって！ (acceptable but unnatural)
  * 個人的には寿司が美味しいって！ (acceptable but unnatural)
  * 私には寿司は美味しいです。 (grammatically correct and standarad but lacking in emotion, because it does not express the nuance of an interrogation mark) 
  * 私にとって寿司は美味しいです。 (same as the above sentence. Better than 私にとっては寿司は美味しいです。)
  * 私にとっては寿司は美味しいです。 (same as the above sentence. It sounds like a machine translation.)

Lastly, a simple and natural interpretation in Japanese for the given sentence
in English is like:

> 寿司って美味しいけど。or 寿司って美味しいですけど。 _Sushi is delicious/tasty, though_.

In this translation, "to me" is omitted, and "though" is added, because, in
natural Japanese, "私 _I_ " that is the substantial subject of the sentence is
omitted, and the speakers intention would not be expressed decisively.
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