vantage point
noun
: a position or standpoint from which something is viewed or considered
especially
: point of view
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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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Go ziplining or to a ropes course For an adrenaline rush, head up into the trees to see Virginia Beach from an entirely new vantage point.
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AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
The lights are typically the most active between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. NOAA advises viewing the lights as close to the poles as possible, avoiding light pollution, monitoring weather forecasts for prime viewing conditions and finding a position on a vantage point like a hilltop.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Taken from a far-off vantage point, the photos capture Sweeney in a bikini lounging around the pool of her Florida home.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Mars is the next planet to retrograde on Dec. 6, an astrological event that intensifies the cosmos while only physically appearing to be a backward-moving illusion from our vantage point on Earth.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
The lights are typically the most active between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. NOAA advises viewing the lights as close to the poles as possible, avoiding light pollution, monitoring weather forecasts for prime viewing conditions and finding a position on a vantage point like a hilltop.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Taken from a far-off vantage point, the photos capture Sweeney in a bikini lounging around the pool of her Florida home.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Mars is the next planet to retrograde on Dec. 6, an astrological event that intensifies the cosmos while only physically appearing to be a backward-moving illusion from our vantage point on Earth.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Vantage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vantage%20point. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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