vantage point

American  

noun

1. a position or place that affords a wide or advantageous perspective; viewpoint.

   to survey a valley from the vantage point of a high hill.

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vantage point British  

noun

1. a position or place that allows one a wide or favourable overall view of a scene or situation

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Etymology

Origin of vantage point

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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vantage point

From Paramount’s vantage point, this coverage was all to the good, as my colleague Meg James reported, because it all tended to favor the deal and sound a caution about a non-deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Eclipse chasers will rush to secure a vantage point with an unimpeded sight of the setting Sun and pray for the dissipation of any clouds, dust or smoke.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

"So you need to find a vantage point where your horizon looking west is clear of any obstructions such as trees."

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

It’s both fact and fiction, and the meaning changes depending on your vantage point.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

But from this vantage point she saw the wall had been crafted in the shape of a leviathan, a giant ice dragon circling the island and swallowing its own tail.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Related Words

• angle
• perspective
• point of view
• slant
• viewpoint