okyakusama no tatiba de kangaeru.

お客様 is the polite way to say customer / guest / client, depending on context.

• 客 = customer, guest
• お = honorific prefix
• 様 = very polite suffix

So お客様 is much more respectful than just 客. In business Japanese, this level of politeness is very common when talking about customers.

Even though the verb later is plain-form 考える, using お客様 still makes the sentence sound customer-oriented and respectful.

Here, の links two nouns.

• お客様 = customer
• 立場 = position, standpoint

So お客様の立場 means the customer’s position or the customer’s standpoint.

A good way to think of の here is as something like:

• of
• ’s
• a noun-connector

It turns customer + standpoint into the customer’s standpoint.

立場 literally means position, but in this kind of sentence it usually means:

• standpoint
• point of view
• perspective
• situation

So it is not mainly about a physical place. It is more about the role or viewpoint someone has.

In business Japanese, 立場で考える often means to think from someone’s perspective.

In this sentence, で marks the standpoint / basis / context from which the thinking is done.

So お客様の立場で考える means to think from the customer’s standpoint.

This is not the basic で meaning of at/in a place. It is a broader use of で, where it marks the framework or situation in which something happens.

You can think of it as:

• from the standpoint of ...
• in the position of ...
• on the basis of ...

Because 考える does not normally take に with 立場 in this pattern.

With 立場, Japanese commonly uses:

• 立場で考える = think from that standpoint

Using に here would sound unnatural.

However, there is a very common related expression:

• お客様の立場に立って考える

This literally means to stand in the customer’s position and think, and it is extremely natural Japanese. It emphasizes more clearly the idea of putting yourself in the customer’s shoes.

So:

• お客様の立場で考える = think from the customer’s standpoint
• お客様の立場に立って考える = stand in the customer’s position and think

Both are natural, but the second is a very common set phrase.

考える is the dictionary form (plain non-past form) of the verb.

Depending on context, this form can mean:

• think
• will think
• think habitually
• a general principle or policy

In a sentence like this, it often sounds like:

• a company principle
• a slogan
• a rule of conduct
• a general statement

So it is probably not referring to one specific moment of thinking. It sounds more like Think from the customer’s point of view or We think from the customer’s perspective as a general idea.

The subject is omitted, which is very normal in Japanese.

Depending on context, the implied subject could be:

• we
• you
• one
• employees
• the company

For example, in a company training manual, it might imply:

• We should think from the customer’s standpoint.

In a slogan, it might feel closer to:

• Think from the customer’s standpoint.

Japanese often leaves the subject unstated when it is understood from context.

It is a mix of:

• a polite noun phrase: お客様
• a plain verb form: 考える

This is very normal in Japanese.

The sentence is not rude just because 考える is plain form. Plain form is often used in:

• slogans
• company values
• headings
• mission statements
• explanatory writing

So the overall tone is still appropriate and natural, especially in business contexts.

Yes, it can function as a complete sentence, especially in Japanese business writing or as a motto.

Japanese often uses short plain-form sentences as:

• statements of principle
• headings
• action guidelines

So even though it may feel short in English, it is perfectly natural as a standalone statement.

In context, it might appear on a poster, in a handbook, or as part of a list of company values.

Normally, standard Japanese is written without spaces:

お客様の立場で考える。

The spaces in your example are probably there only to help learners see the parts more clearly.

In real Japanese writing, you would not normally write:

お客様　の　立場　で　考える。

You would write it without spaces.

More or less, yes:

• お客様 = customer
• の = ’s / of
• 立場 = position / standpoint
• で = from the standpoint of / in
• 考える = think

So a very literal breakdown would be something like:

think in the customer’s position

But natural English usually changes the wording a little, for example:

• Think from the customer’s point of view.
• Think from the customer’s perspective.
• Consider things from the customer’s standpoint.

This is a good example of how a fairly literal Japanese structure often needs smoother English wording.