viewpoint

noun

view·​point ˈvyü-ˌpȯint 

plural viewpoints

: a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated : point of view, standpoint

The novel is told from two major viewpoints and a number of minor ones …

—Marge Piercy

As with politics, he'd eventually come around to the opposite viewpoint from the one he'd previously advocated and express it just as stridently.

—Irvine Welsh

He began to look at the matter from Claire's viewpoint, and his pity switched from himself to her.

—P. G. Wodehouse

Synonyms

• perspective
• outlook

Examples of viewpoint in a Sentence

The story is told from the viewpoint of someone who grew up during the Great Depression.

Her viewpoint is that of a person who has been in politics for decades.

Recent Examples on the Web

However, some of Shenandoah’s best viewpoints can only be reached by foot via the park’s nearly 500 miles of trails. —Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

Getting stunned in a corner by a few enemies or having the camera get stuck in an awkward viewpoint were minor blemishes across my playtime. —Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025

The answers were a mix of lack of community, increase in fear for ‘the other’ and a mere surface level understanding of most religions and viewpoints. —Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025

Yet Enriquez overlooked that viewpoint. —Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for viewpoint

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint

Kids Definition

viewpoint

noun

view·​point -ˌpȯint 

: point of view