This paper demonstrates how to determine canonical views of objects in a way that is simple, robust and versatile. Common parlance loosely defines canonical views as the front , side , and top views of an object. Our approach determines these views for objects whether represented by images or three-dimensional points; neither image segmentation nor model analysis is required. It is easy to introduce constraints so that other views can be determined, as desired. We explain our method and compare it qualitatively to alternatives.