looking at it from this angle vs when I looked from this angle

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Looking at it from this angle' is used to describe a current perspective or point of view, while 'When I looked from this angle' is used to talk about a specific past action of looking at something from a particular perspective.

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looking at it from this angle

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a current perspective or point of view.

This phrase is used to express examining or considering something from a particular perspective or viewpoint.

Examples:

Looking at it from this angle, the problem seems much clearer.
She changed her mind after looking at it from this angle.

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This angle is looking straight down Bridger.
She's looking at every possible angle to solve Tom's murder.
We're investigating, so we're looking at every angle.
And fourth, someone has something you thought you knew everything about, but they're introducing a new angle of looking at it.
This needs looking at from every angle: either we adopt Amendment 48, or we send this draft back to the Committee to be re-worked.
Followed her path, and after looking at several different angles, I noticed the same man trailing her:
We are looking into a new angle involving Dr. Hillary Byrnes.
He's looking for some angle to work himself into her life.
Okay, so we've been looking for another angle into King.
And you're a big city guy who's always looking for an angle.
Looking at things from this angle, the European Union must do everything possible to avert a unilateral war of aggression.
Looking at matters from this angle, we ought to be encompassing many of the ideologies over which we have been fighting here in Europe in recent years and centuries, without looking backwards quite so much.
It could be that they are looking for a general angle and at the same time specific angles, but at any rate, this is all taking up too much time, as the budget lines are expiring.
Everyone is looking to play an angle.
The Commission is criticised for looking at things purely from an economic angle.
The Commission departments concerned are looking at the matter from that angle.
I wasn't looking at it from the right angle.
We may be looking at this in the wrong angle.
We've been looking at this park from all angles.
Perhaps we're looking at this tattoo from the wrong angle.

Alternatives:

Considering it from this angle
Viewing it from this perspective
Examining it from this viewpoint
Taking this perspective into account
Analyzing it from this standpoint

when I looked from this angle

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a specific past action of looking at something from a particular perspective.

This phrase is used to describe a particular moment in the past when the speaker examined something from a specific viewpoint.

Examples:

When I looked from this angle, I noticed a small detail I hadn't seen before.
She was surprised when I looked from this angle and pointed out the mistake.

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Looked at from this angle, where do we stand?
- A need to pay heed to the local dimension - it is, after all, at local level that anticipating change is most effective. Looked at from this angle, the European Union's regional and cohesion policy must act as a catalyst.
Looked at from this angle, this work time regulation is long overdue - in the interests of our safety on the roads and of the safety of the workers, that is, the drivers themselves.
Looked at from any angle, it works.
I have never looked at her from this angle.
The concept of waste treatment must be looked at from three angles: re-utilisation, recycling and recovery.
Looked at from that angle, the danger is that the public will once again misread our intentions.
Looked at from that angle, what we are debating is very definitely a fair offer.
The report accords considerable importance to relations between the EU and China and they are looked at from many angles.
My eyes popped out when I looked at my phone bill this month.
When I looked down and saw that suitcase missing.
When I looked up suddenly... there were people walking in the street.
When I looked into his eyes I felt nothing.
And when I looked back again, it was a smudge.
When I looked inside, I found him.
When I looked inside, I found him.
When I looked down - ages afterwards, it seemed - she was lying on the floor.
When I looked through the palace, nobody knew.
When I looked at yours, I could see the difference.
Funny thing is when I looked at your birth certificate...

Alternatives:

When I viewed it from this perspective
At the moment I examined it from this viewpoint
When I considered it from this angle
When I analyzed it from this standpoint
When I observed it from this vantage point

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looking at it from this angle vs when I looked from this angle