Why ­we use "change of heart" instead of using 'change of view'?

[quang hai]

Test No. incompl/inter-1 "Applying for that Job", question 5

The government has changed its policy and had a complete change of ..........

(a) view
(b) opinion
(c) mind
(d) heart

Test No. incompl/inter-1 "Applying for that Job", answer 5

The government has changed its policy and had a complete change of heart.

Correct answer: (d) heart
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Why ­we use "change of heart" instead of using "change of view"?

quang hai

[Alan]

What does change of view mean? I don't know the expression.
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