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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These animations use satellite data to show how an area has changed from a higher vantage point. ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025 The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq–a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe–reframing Iraqi art and global modernism. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 Not that Skyy and his guests would ever be able to guess all the stuff that’s going on with the crew from their vantage point. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 June 2025 From such a vantage point, only the equator view is possible. David Szondy june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for vantage point

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 Jul. 2025.

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