standpoint

[stand-point]

noun

1. the point or place at which a person stands to view something.

2. the mental position, attitude, etc., from which a person views and judges things.

   From the lawyer's standpoint, her client is right.

standpoint

/ ˈstændˌpɔɪnt /

noun

1. a physical or mental position from which things are viewed

Word History and Origins

Origin of standpoint¹

1820–30; stand + point, modeled on German Standpunkt

Example Sentences

“We need to look at it from a factual standpoint,” Loudermilk told POLITICO.

From Salon

From a storytelling standpoint, Season 3 is also taking some risk by venturing into untested territory.

From Salon

As Mr Aboudouh notes, India need not worry from a defence standpoint.

From BBC

From the Chargers standpoint, they got the Chiefs on a neutral field — SoFi Stadium is pretty much a neutral field anyway — and they were making their biggest division rival fly 12-plus hours to and from.

From Los Angeles Times

"TV and movies have taught us that the motive is the most important thing, but from a prosecution standpoint, it's not."

From BBC

Related Words

• angle 
• point of view 
• viewpoint