vantage point

noun

: a position or standpoint from which something is viewed or considered

especially : point of view

Synonyms of vantage point

• perspective
• viewpoint
• point of view
• outlook

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Watch the leaves turn on the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez mountains from one of several vantage points. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026

Her series from high vantage points looking down—they’re among my favorite photographs. — Baldwin Lee, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2026

Yet meeting-room discussions offered encouraging signs in the way the players — quarterbacks and pass catchers alike — communicated their vantage points to one another. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The only teaser photo showing the production van's rear-end ahead of its mid-September debut does so from the vantage point of a large, breezy cabin tent, furnished with a folding table and chair set. — New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vantage point

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

Kids Definition

vantage point

noun

: point of view