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

From my vantage point on a cold, wind-battered hilltop north of the white-walled city of Llerena, little moved.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

I'm a British person with Indian heritage, giving me a vantage point over two countries with radically different feelings towards voice notes.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

From the vantage point of 2026, as we endure an unprecedented degree of barbarism at every level of society, we see how disastrous his prescriptions were.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

SG: I was cruising around that vicinity trying to see if I could get a good vantage point to take photos of Vertigo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

From Sarai’s vantage point, she beheld two private pools of suffering so close together they were nearly adjacent—like the connecting rooms with the shut door between them.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Related Words

• angle
• perspective
• point of view
• slant
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