vantage point

noun

: a position or standpoint from which something is viewed or considered
especially : point of view

Examples of vantage point in a Sentence

You can see the whole valley from this vantage point. From our vantage point in the 21st century, it is difficult to imagine life without computers.
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What’s The Best Way To See The Northern Lights? NOAA recommends traveling away from light pollution to a high vantage point to see the northern lights, which are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Ty Roush, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 And that was very attuned to my own vantage point and beliefs. Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 Advertisement Or, from the opposite vantage point, the Dodgers could blow this. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 From her new vantage point, however, Wong’s confidence has a more defiant cast. Variety, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vantage point 

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vantage point was in 1847

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“Vantage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vantage%20point. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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