diff --git a/doc/api/index.rst b/doc/api/index.rst
index 75dedbf737d..c0e5bcf472c 100644
--- a/doc/api/index.rst
+++ b/doc/api/index.rst
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ Class-style Parameters
     Box
     Frame
     Pattern
+    Perspective
     Position
 
 Enums
diff --git a/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py b/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py
index 62d38b23356..d379644b0ee 100644
--- a/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py
+++ b/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py
@@ -274,24 +274,13 @@
             Set pen attributes for lines or the outline of symbols.""",
     "perspective": r"""
         perspective
-            Select perspective view and set the azimuth and elevation of the viewpoint.
-
-            Accepts a single value or a sequence of two or three values: *azimuth*,
-            (*azimuth*, *elevation*), or (*azimuth*, *elevation*, *zlevel*).
-
-            - *azimuth*: Azimuth angle of the viewpoint in degrees [Default is 180,
-              i.e., looking from south to north].
-            - *elevation*: Elevation angle of the viewpoint above the horizon [Default
-              is 90, i.e., looking straight down at nadir].
-            - *zlevel*: Z-level at which 2-D elements (e.g., the plot frame) are drawn.
-              Only applied when used together with ``zsize`` or ``zscale``. [Default is
-              at the bottom of the z-axis].
-
+            Select perspective view and set the viewpoint.
+            Pass a :class:`pygmt.params.Perspective` object to control the viewpoint.
             Alternatively, set ``perspective=True`` to reuse the perspective setting
-            from the previous plotting method, or pass a string following the full
-            GMT syntax for finer control (e.g., adding ``+w`` or ``+v`` modifiers to
-            select an axis location other than the plot origin). See
-            :gmt-docs:`gmt.html#perspective-full` for details.""",
+            from the previous plotting method. It also accepts following shortcuts: a
+            single value *azimuth*, a sequence of two values (*azimuth*, *elevation*),
+            or a sequence of three values (*azimuth*, *elevation*, *level*). Refer to
+            :class:`pygmt.params.Perspective` for meaning of the parameters.""",
     "projection": r"""
         projection
             *projcode*\[*projparams*/]\ *width*\|\ *scale*.
diff --git a/pygmt/params/__init__.py b/pygmt/params/__init__.py
index 43b83ab0131..3d115745aa3 100644
--- a/pygmt/params/__init__.py
+++ b/pygmt/params/__init__.py
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 from pygmt.params.box import Box
 from pygmt.params.frame import Axis, Frame
 from pygmt.params.pattern import Pattern
+from pygmt.params.perspective import Perspective
 from pygmt.params.position import Position
diff --git a/pygmt/params/perspective.py b/pygmt/params/perspective.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..874c803a88b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygmt/params/perspective.py
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+"""
+The Perspective class for setting perspective view.
+"""
+
+import dataclasses
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+from typing import Literal
+
+from pygmt.alias import Alias
+from pygmt.exceptions import GMTValueError
+from pygmt.params.base import BaseParam
+
+__doctest_skip__ = ["Perspective"]
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass(repr=False)
+class Perspective(BaseParam):
+    """
+    Class for setting perspective view.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> import pygmt
+    >>> from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
+    >>> fig = pygmt.Figure()
+    >>> fig.basemap(
+    ...     region=[0, 10, 0, 10, 0, 20],
+    ...     projection="X3c",
+    ...     zsize="3c",
+    ...     frame=Frame(axes="WSenZ", title="Perspective View", axis=Axis(grid=True)),
+    ...     perspective=Perspective(azimuth=135, elevation=40, level=10),
+    ... )
+    >>> fig.show()
+    """
+
+    #: Azimuth angle of the viewpoint in degrees. Default is 180.0, i.e., looking from
+    #: south to north.
+    azimuth: float | None = None
+
+    #: Elevation angle of the viewpoint in degrees above the horizon. Default is 90.0,
+    #: i.e., looking straight down at nadir.
+    elevation: float | None = None
+
+    #: The level at which all 2-D elements, (e.g., the plot frame), are drawn. Only
+    #: valid when used together with parameters ``zsize`` or ``zscale``. Default is at
+    #: the bottom of the selected axis.
+    level: float | None = None
+
+    #: Set which constant-coordinate plane is used as the plotting plane. Use ``"x"``,
+    #: ``"y"``, or ``"z"`` for the x-plane, y-plane, or horizontal z-plane,
+    #: respectively [Default is ``"z"``].
+    plane: Literal["x", "y", "z"] | None = None
+
+    #: Reference point for the perspective view. By default, the view rotates about the
+    #: plotting origin. Use ``refpoint`` and ``cstype`` to rotate about a different
+    #: point instead. The format of ``refpoint`` depends on the value of ``cstype``:
+    #:
+    #: - ``cstype="mapcoords"``: (*longitude*, *latitude*) or
+    #:   (*longitude*, *latitude*, *z*)
+    #: - ``cstype="plotcoords"``: (*x*, *y*)
+    refpoint: Sequence[float | str] | None = None
+
+    #: Coordinate system type of ``refpoint``. Valid values are:
+    #:
+    #: - ``"mapcoords"``: Map/data coordinates
+    #: - ``"plotcoords"``: Plot coordinates
+    #:
+    #: Defaults to ``"mapcoords"``.
+    cstype: Literal["mapcoords", "plotcoords"] = "mapcoords"
+
+    def _validate(self):
+        """
+        Post-initialization processing to validate parameters.
+        """
+        # azimuth is required, so it must be set to the default if not specified.
+        if self.azimuth is None:
+            self.azimuth = 180.0  # Default azimuth is 180.0
+
+        # Set default elevation if level is set but elevation is not.
+        if self.level is not None and self.elevation is None:
+            self.elevation = 90.0  # Default elevation is 90.0
+
+        if self.plane is not None and self.plane not in {"x", "y", "z"}:
+            raise GMTValueError(
+                self.plane, description="plane", choices={"x", "y", "z"}
+            )
+
+        if self.cstype not in {"mapcoords", "plotcoords"}:
+            raise GMTValueError(
+                self.cstype, description="cstype", choices={"mapcoords", "plotcoords"}
+            )
+
+    @property
+    def _aliases(self):
+        """
+        Aliases for the parameters.
+        """
+        return [
+            Alias(self.plane, name="plane"),
+            Alias(self.azimuth, name="azimuth"),
+            Alias(self.elevation, name="elevation", prefix="/"),
+            Alias(self.level, name="level", prefix="/"),
+            Alias(
+                self.refpoint,
+                name="refpoint",
+                sep="/",
+                prefix={"mapcoords": "+w", "plotcoords": "+v"}[self.cstype],
+                size={"mapcoords": {2, 3}, "plotcoords": 2}[self.cstype],
+            ),
+        ]
diff --git a/pygmt/src/basemap.py b/pygmt/src/basemap.py
index ddd736033a1..b064391c095 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/basemap.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/basemap.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from pygmt.alias import Alias, AliasSystem
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring, is_given
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Box, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Box, Frame, Perspective
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def basemap(
     box: Box | str | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
     coltypes: str | None = None,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/coast.py b/pygmt/src/coast.py
index 4190cb5f707..8625bf8675b 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/coast.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/coast.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     is_nonstr_iter,
     use_alias,
 )
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Box, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Box, Frame, Perspective
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["coast"]
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def coast(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/colorbar.py b/pygmt/src/colorbar.py
index 9d264e42787..bb56d81a1ab 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/colorbar.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/colorbar.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTValueError
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring, is_given, use_alias
 from pygmt.helpers.utils import is_nonstr_iter
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Box, Frame, Position
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Box, Frame, Perspective, Position
 from pygmt.src._common import _parse_position
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["colorbar"]
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def colorbar(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/contour.py b/pygmt/src/contour.py
index 13a4450e3dd..14396b6897b 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/contour.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/contour.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     is_nonstr_iter,
     use_alias,
 )
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def contour(
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
     incols: int | str | Sequence[int | str] | None = None,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     coltypes: str | None = None,
     **kwargs,
diff --git a/pygmt/src/directional_rose.py b/pygmt/src/directional_rose.py
index 8a964c10a44..5c29f80a8e3 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/directional_rose.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/directional_rose.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from pygmt.alias import Alias, AliasSystem
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring
-from pygmt.params import Box, Position
+from pygmt.params import Box, Perspective, Position
 from pygmt.src._common import _parse_position
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["directional_rose"]
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def directional_rose(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
 ):
     """
diff --git a/pygmt/src/fill_between.py b/pygmt/src/fill_between.py
index 6a4a23b6b2b..80283af23d0 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/fill_between.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/fill_between.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTValueError
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["fill_between"]
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def fill_between(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
 ):
     """
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdcontour.py b/pygmt/src/grdcontour.py
index 954f75b658c..583cc660acd 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdcontour.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdcontour.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     kwargs_to_strings,
     use_alias,
 )
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["grdcontour"]
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def grdcontour(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     coltypes: str | None = None,
     **kwargs,
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdimage.py b/pygmt/src/grdimage.py
index 4ae502ef157..ec470be5f43 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdimage.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdimage.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from pygmt.alias import Alias, AliasSystem
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring, use_alias
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["grdimage"]
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def grdimage(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     cores: int | bool = False,
     coltypes: str | None = None,
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdview.py b/pygmt/src/grdview.py
index cfe715384da..124aaee56a8 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdview.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdview.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     is_given,
     use_alias,
 )
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 from pygmt.src.grdinfo import grdinfo
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["grdview"]
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def grdview(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     coltypes: str | None = None,
     **kwargs,
diff --git a/pygmt/src/histogram.py b/pygmt/src/histogram.py
index 67d9b6d1009..b60a66dc133 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/histogram.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/histogram.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     kwargs_to_strings,
     use_alias,
 )
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def histogram(
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
     incols: int | str | Sequence[int | str] | None = None,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/hlines.py b/pygmt/src/hlines.py
index c5ae316c1e5..39b76dacc38 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/hlines.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/hlines.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTValueError
+from pygmt.params import Perspective
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["hlines"]
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ def hlines(
     pen: str | None = None,
     label: str | None = None,
     no_clip: bool = False,
-    perspective: str | bool | None = None,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool | None = None,
 ):
     """
     Plot one or multiple horizontal line(s).
diff --git a/pygmt/src/image.py b/pygmt/src/image.py
index 1c0ceb9b7f2..6ca7fb5478d 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/image.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/image.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from pygmt.alias import Alias, AliasSystem
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring, use_alias
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Box, Frame, Position
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Box, Frame, Perspective, Position
 from pygmt.src._common import _parse_position
 
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def image(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/legend.py b/pygmt/src/legend.py
index 488ca009a17..145ef096c7f 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/legend.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/legend.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTTypeError
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, data_kind, fmt_docstring, is_nonstr_iter
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Box, Frame, Position
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Box, Frame, Perspective, Position
 from pygmt.src._common import _parse_position
 
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def legend(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/logo.py b/pygmt/src/logo.py
index 9733c185fbc..26f7d40e376 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/logo.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/logo.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTParameterError
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring
-from pygmt.params import Box, Position
+from pygmt.params import Box, Perspective, Position
 from pygmt.src._common import _parse_position
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["logo"]
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def logo(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/magnetic_rose.py b/pygmt/src/magnetic_rose.py
index b670d6d013a..aed779aa6d2 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/magnetic_rose.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/magnetic_rose.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTParameterError
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring
-from pygmt.params import Box, Position
+from pygmt.params import Box, Perspective, Position
 from pygmt.src._common import _parse_position
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["magnetic_rose"]
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def magnetic_rose(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
 ):
     """
diff --git a/pygmt/src/meca.py b/pygmt/src/meca.py
index a2c84cd641a..9b9e8880a70 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/meca.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/meca.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     fmt_docstring,
     use_alias,
 )
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 from pygmt.src._common import _FocalMechanismConvention
 
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def meca(
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     **kwargs,
 ):
     r"""
diff --git a/pygmt/src/plot.py b/pygmt/src/plot.py
index 37cf2b07989..dfee6fb4ca0 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/plot.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/plot.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     is_nonstr_iter,
     use_alias,
 )
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 from pygmt.src._common import _data_geometry_is_point
 
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def plot(  # ruff: ignore[too-many-branches]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
     incols: int | str | Sequence[int | str] | None = None,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | Sequence[float] | bool | None = None,
     coltypes: str | None = None,
     **kwargs,
diff --git a/pygmt/src/plot3d.py b/pygmt/src/plot3d.py
index ca8e8c474f1..b0a306a6d52 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/plot3d.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/plot3d.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     is_nonstr_iter,
     use_alias,
 )
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 from pygmt.src._common import _data_geometry_is_point
 
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def plot3d(  # ruff: ignore[too-many-branches]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
     incols: int | str | Sequence[int | str] | None = None,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | Sequence[float] | bool | None = None,
     coltypes: str | None = None,
     **kwargs,
diff --git a/pygmt/src/pygmtlogo.py b/pygmt/src/pygmtlogo.py
index ea4338999d5..caaedb63215 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/pygmtlogo.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/pygmtlogo.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from pygmt._typing import AnchorCode, PathLike
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTValueError
 from pygmt.helpers import GMTTempFile, fmt_docstring
-from pygmt.params import Box, Position
+from pygmt.params import Box, Perspective, Position
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["pygmtlogo"]
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def _create_logo(  # ruff: ignore[too-many-statements]
     }[wordmark]
 
     # Rotation around z-axis by 30 degrees counter-clockwise placed in the center.
-    perspective = "30+w0/0"
+    perspective = Perspective(azimuth=30, refpoint=(0, 0))
 
     # Radii (make sure that r4-r5 == r2-r3)
     r0, r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = size * np.array([128, 112, 75, 61, 53, 39]) / 128
diff --git a/pygmt/src/rose.py b/pygmt/src/rose.py
index 1c59d87fc68..93059702e77 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/rose.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/rose.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from pygmt.alias import Alias, AliasSystem
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring, use_alias
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def rose(
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
     incols: int | str | Sequence[int | str] | None = None,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/scalebar.py b/pygmt/src/scalebar.py
index fe3b6961138..79ab25a0290 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/scalebar.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/scalebar.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from pygmt.alias import Alias, AliasSystem
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring
-from pygmt.params import Box, Position
+from pygmt.params import Box, Perspective, Position
 from pygmt.src._common import _parse_position
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["scalebar"]
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def scalebar(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
 ):
     """
diff --git a/pygmt/src/solar.py b/pygmt/src/solar.py
index 7b51dd02a2b..23f2a516ad2 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/solar.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/solar.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTValueError
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["solar"]
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def solar(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/ternary.py b/pygmt/src/ternary.py
index e828fbda854..a6ae390fe89 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/ternary.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/ternary.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTValueError
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring, use_alias
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 from pygmt.params.frame import _Axes
 
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def ternary(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/text.py b/pygmt/src/text.py
index 3b5e8c90274..9cfc6035951 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/text.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/text.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     non_ascii_to_octal,
     use_alias,
 )
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def text(  # ruff: ignore[too-many-branches, too-many-statements]
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | Sequence[float] | bool | None = None,
     coltypes: str | None = None,
     **kwargs,
diff --git a/pygmt/src/tilemap.py b/pygmt/src/tilemap.py
index c01ab26ac54..660bae97bd3 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/tilemap.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/tilemap.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from pygmt.datasets.tile_map import load_tile_map
 from pygmt.enums import GridType
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring, use_alias
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 
 try:
     from xyzservices import TileProvider
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def tilemap(
     verbose: Literal["quiet", "error", "warning", "timing", "info", "compat", "debug"]
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/velo.py b/pygmt/src/velo.py
index 71d09dee444..9646845e805 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/velo.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/velo.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTParameterError, GMTTypeError
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring, use_alias
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective
 
 
 @fmt_docstring
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def velo(
     | bool = False,
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
     incols: int | str | Sequence[int | str] | None = None,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
diff --git a/pygmt/src/vlines.py b/pygmt/src/vlines.py
index 1e99de0b535..377064eb923 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/vlines.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/vlines.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTValueError
+from pygmt.params import Perspective
 
 __doctest_skip__ = ["vlines"]
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ def vlines(
     pen: str | None = None,
     label: str | None = None,
     no_clip: bool = False,
-    perspective: str | bool | None = None,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool | None = None,
 ):
     """
     Plot one or multiple vertical line(s).
diff --git a/pygmt/src/wiggle.py b/pygmt/src/wiggle.py
index cb4eb24a399..8c55ba29665 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/wiggle.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/wiggle.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from pygmt.alias import Alias, AliasSystem
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring, use_alias
-from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Position
+from pygmt.params import Axis, Frame, Perspective, Position
 from pygmt.src._common import _parse_position
 
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def wiggle(
     panel: int | Sequence[int] | bool = False,
     incols: int | str | Sequence[int | str] | None = None,
     label: str | None = None,
-    perspective: float | Sequence[float] | str | bool = False,
+    perspective: Perspective | float | Sequence[float] | bool = False,
     transparency: float | None = None,
     coltypes: str | None = None,
     **kwargs,
diff --git a/pygmt/tests/test_params_perspective.py b/pygmt/tests/test_params_perspective.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c68b944bd0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygmt/tests/test_params_perspective.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+"""
+Test the Perspective class.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from pygmt.exceptions import GMTInvalidInput, GMTValueError
+from pygmt.params import Perspective
+
+
+def test_params_perspective():
+    """
+    Test the Perspective class with various parameters.
+    """
+    # Test azimuth, elevation, and level separately
+    assert str(Perspective(azimuth=120)) == "120"
+    assert str(Perspective(elevation=30)) == "180.0/30"
+    assert str(Perspective(level=1000)) == "180.0/90.0/1000"
+
+    # Test combinations of azimuth, elevation, and level
+    assert str(Perspective(azimuth=120, elevation=30)) == "120/30"
+    assert str(Perspective(azimuth=120, elevation=30, level=1000)) == "120/30/1000"
+    assert str(Perspective(elevation=30, level=1000)) == "180.0/30/1000"
+
+    # Test plane parameter
+    assert str(Perspective(azimuth=120, elevation=30, plane="x")) == "x120/30"
+    assert str(Perspective(azimuth=120, elevation=30, plane="y")) == "y120/30"
+    assert str(Perspective(azimuth=120, elevation=30, plane="z")) == "z120/30"
+    assert str(Perspective(plane="y")) == "y180.0"
+
+
+def test_params_perspective_refpoint_cstype():
+    """
+    Test the Perspective class with the refpoint/cstype parameters.
+    """
+    # Default cstype is "mapcoords".
+    assert str(Perspective(azimuth=120, refpoint=(4, 4))) == "120+w4/4"
+    assert str(Perspective(azimuth=120, refpoint=(4, 4, 10))) == "120+w4/4/10"
+
+    # Different cstype values.
+    view = Perspective(azimuth=120, refpoint=(4, 4), cstype="mapcoords")
+    assert str(view) == "120+w4/4"
+    view = Perspective(azimuth=120, refpoint=(4, 4, 10), cstype="mapcoords")
+    assert str(view) == "120+w4/4/10"
+    view = Perspective(azimuth=120, refpoint=(4, 4), cstype="plotcoords")
+    assert str(view) == "120+v4/4"
+
+
+def test_params_perspective_refpoint_invalid():
+    """
+    Test that invalid refpoint/cstype combinations raise errors.
+    """
+    # Invalid cstype.
+    with pytest.raises(GMTValueError):
+        str(Perspective(refpoint=(4, 4), cstype="bad"))
+    # plotcoords ("+v") only accepts 2 values, not 3.
+    with pytest.raises(GMTInvalidInput):
+        str(Perspective(refpoint=(4, 4, 4), cstype="plotcoords"))
+
+
+def test_params_perspective_invalid_plane():
+    """
+    Test that an invalid plane raises an error.
+    """
+    with pytest.raises(GMTValueError):
+        str(Perspective(plane="bad"))