"western perception" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the beliefs and ideas about something that are commonly held in the western world. For example, "The western perception of this topic is often seen as outdated and misleading."
There was also a Western perception in mid-2009 that rare earths were not controversial because they were relatively cheap.
With their hats and braided queues of a bygone era, they represent an outdated Western perception of the East.
The biggest obstacle in the way of designers such as Zhang has been the western perception that "made in China" means cheap and badly put together.
This is the other part of the magic trick, the western perception of the supplier countries, born of ignorance and embarrassment.
"Justice and the Western Perception of Dostoevsky: Woody Allen's 'Crimes and Misdemeanors' and 'Match Point' " by Michal Kuz, a graduate student in political science at Louisiana State University.
The disconnect between Western perception and Eastern reality was exemplified by reactions to the 1860 oil painting, "Visit, Harem Interior," by Henriette Brown.
It apparently pokes fun at stereotypical western perceptions of Africa.
Ten years ago, Infosys, like other Indian IT companies, was still trying to overcome western perceptions of India as a country of sweatshop labour, Parik says.
The Renaissance created a cult of female beauty so all-pervasive that it shapes western perceptions and fantasies right down to today.
In addition, Vanmour was given an order for 100 paintings of local people, a series published as prints that influenced Western perceptions of inhabitants of the Ottoman Empire.
Contrary to widespread western perceptions, few in Serbia, or in Russia for that matter, take the notion of pan-Slavic solidarity that seriously.
