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

The mission begins with a 100-day journey to a vantage point roughly one million miles from Earth, where the telescope will then start charting planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 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

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

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

There is egocentrism, the inability of children to imagine a simple scene, such as three toy mountains on a tabletop, from another person’s vantage point.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Related Words

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