viewpoint

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noun

a place affording a view of something; position of observation: to sketch a river from the viewpoint of a bluff.
an attitude of mind, or the circumstances of an individual that conduce to such an attitude: new marketing techniques seen from the consumer's viewpoint.

Origin of viewpoint

1855–60; alteration of point of view, modeled on standpoint

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2. standpoint, perspective, position, stance, angle.

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Contemporary Examples

I condemn this action from the viewpoint of the Guards and the [paramilitary] Basij.
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IranWire
October 18, 2014
How many times have you heard some formulation of this viewpoint?
Communism's Victims Deserve a Museum
James Kirchick
August 25, 2014
There are too many issues on which his viewpoint and mine diverge.
Rand Paul and the Certification Racket
Russell Saunders
August 11, 2014
There, 9,387 white crosses are aligned so that from any viewpoint they form perfect formations.
The Deadly Trap Behind D-Day’s Beaches
Clive Irving
June 5, 2014
Sometimes the photos only vary in viewpoint; sometimes they are shot on very different kinds of film, with very different cameras.
Capturing Contingency
Blake Gopnik
December 16, 2013

Historical Examples

From the viewpoint of centuries, the questions that come to us are narrowed and few.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches
Various
Nevertheless, from the German viewpoint, the result achieved was worth it.
The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)
Various
Abruptly, with a startled shock to his senses, Lee's viewpoint changed.
The World Beyond
Raymond King Cummings
Its delivery was, from the viewpoint of Messrs. Young and Mullen, a success.
The Portygee
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
You had to look at it from the viewpoint of a thousand years.
Decision
Frank M. Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for viewpoint

viewpoint

noun

the mental attitude that determines a person's opinions or judgments; point of view
a place from which something can be viewed

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Word Origin and History for viewpoint

n.

1856, of mental positions; 1858 in a physical sense, from view + point (n.).

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Examples from the Web for viewpoint

Contemporary Examples

I condemn this action from the viewpoint of the Guards and the [paramilitary] Basij.

How many times have you heard some formulation of this viewpoint?

There are too many issues on which his viewpoint and mine diverge.

There, 9,387 white crosses are aligned so that from any viewpoint they form perfect formations.

Sometimes the photos only vary in viewpoint; sometimes they are shot on very different kinds of film, with very different cameras.

Historical Examples

From the viewpoint of centuries, the questions that come to us are narrowed and few.

Nevertheless, from the German viewpoint, the result achieved was worth it.

Abruptly, with a startled shock to his senses, Lee's viewpoint changed.

Its delivery was, from the viewpoint of Messrs. Young and Mullen, a success.

You had to look at it from the viewpoint of a thousand years.

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Word Origin and History for viewpoint

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