viewpoint

[ vyoo-point ]

/ ˈvyuˌpɔɪnt /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR viewpoint

2 standpoint, perspective, position, stance, angle.

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Origin of viewpoint

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

Words nearby viewpoint

view halloa, view halloo, viewing, viewless, view mark, viewpoint, viewy, VIFF, vig, viga, Vigée-Lebrun

How to use viewpoint in a sentence

That viewpoint has gained acceptance in the South American nation of Chile.
New technology can get inside your head. Are you ready?|Laura Sanders|February 11, 2021|Science News For Students
He climbed to a viewpoint near his studio to capture the mountain at different times, in different lights.
An art lover’s Impressionist video trip to Provence and the Riviera|Nancy Nathan|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
If coaches do not feel empowered, their voices and viewpoints will be wasted.
Byron Leftwich is a rising star on a Bucs coaching staff that shows the power of diversity|Adam Kilgore|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
My viewpoint is we’ll make fewer and bigger bets on large-scale tentpoles this year.
Media Briefing: The media industry’s top trends at the moment|Tim Peterson|January 28, 2021|Digiday

The reactions, in some cases influenced by political viewpoint, ranged from anger to concern to indifference.
From Olympic medalist to Capitol rioter: The fall of Klete Keller|Dave Sheinin, Rick Maese|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
I condemn this action from the viewpoint of the Guards and the [paramilitary] Basij.
Acid Attacks on Women Spread Terror in Iran|IranWire|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How many times have you heard some formulation of this viewpoint?
Communism's Victims Deserve a Museum|James Kirchick|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are too many issues on which his viewpoint and mine diverge.
Rand Paul and the Certification Racket|Russell Saunders|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Maybe what he missed is that having an all-white panel that all nodded in agreement to the same viewpoint is what the problem was.
White Folks Can Talk About Race|Roland S. Martin|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The social regulations from the viewpoint of individual psychology.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
It was from the viewpoint of life in general and the universe as a whole that the sentiments herein were expressed.
Tyranny of God|Joseph Lewis
He beheld the same vision as in the beginning by the river Chebar only from another viewpoint.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
His heart sank when he realized what her plight meant from the wrecking and salvage viewpoint.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
So Samuel Clemens had reached the half-century mark; reached it in what seemed the fullness of success from every viewpoint.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for viewpoint

viewpoint

/ (ˈvjuːˌpɔɪnt) /

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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