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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From Earth’s vantage point—right along the faraway magnetar’s equator—the wobbling disk acted like a film projector’s shutter, periodically occluding our view of the dead star supercharging SN 2024afav.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Ted Hope’s essay below describes the same moment from a different vantage point — the disappearance of the infrastructure that sustained American independent film for decades.
—Ted Hope, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Want to get the best vantage point in the city?
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
The webcam also supports the funky Desk View feature, which gives you a top-down vantage point, similar to a document camera, but without having to adjust the camera position or plug in anything extra.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Ted Hope’s essay below describes the same moment from a different vantage point — the disappearance of the infrastructure that sustained American independent film for decades.
—Ted Hope, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Want to get the best vantage point in the city?
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
The webcam also supports the funky Desk View feature, which gives you a top-down vantage point, similar to a document camera, but without having to adjust the camera position or plug in anything extra.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for vantage point
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“Vantage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vantage%20point. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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