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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This vantage point enabled its instruments, including the JunoCam, to capture detailed images of Jupiter’s swirling storms and intricate cloud bands. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 There is hardly a vantage point in the city from which flames or plumes of smoke are not visible, nowhere the scent of burning memories can’t reach. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 During his moment as a presenter, Rogen roasted the show’s experimental camera angles, which showed winners and presenters from various vantage points, often with the audience seen behind them. Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025 Beyond the house are 180-degree views that take in Lookout Mountain and the Carson Range from every vantage point. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025 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 19 Jan. 2025.

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