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Prospectus:  
Document Type 485BPOS
Document Period End Date Sep. 30, 2022
Entity Registrant Name NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND
Entity Central Index Key 0000071516
Entity Inv Company Type N-1A
Amendment Flag false
Document Creation Date Nov. 15, 2022
Document Effective Date Dec. 01, 2022
Prospectus Date Dec. 01, 2022
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class A  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol ANWPX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class R-1  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol RNPAX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class R-2  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol RNPBX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class R-3  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol RNPCX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class R-4  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol RNPEX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class R-5  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol RNPFX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class C  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol NPFCX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class F-1  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol NPFFX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class 529-A  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol CNPAX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class 529-C  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol CNPCX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class 529-E  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol CNPEX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class 529-F-1  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol CNPFX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class F-2  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol ANWFX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class R-6  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol RNPGX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class R-2E  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol RPEBX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class R-5E  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol RNPHX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class F-3  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol FNPFX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class 529-T  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol TPNFX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class T  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol TNPFX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class 529-F-2  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol FFPNX
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND | Class 529-F-3  
Prospectus:  
Trading Symbol FNFPX