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.

Nearby words

viewfinder, viewing, viewing lens, viewless, viewlessly, viewpoint, viewy, viff, vig, viga, vigentennial

Origin of viewpoint

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

SYNONYMS FOR viewpoint

2 standpoint, perspective, position, stance, angle.

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Examples from the Web for viewpoint

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
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|DAILY BEAST

Saints portrays the conflict from the viewpoint of Vibiana, a girl taken in by Christian missionaries.
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She responded pleasantly, for she was a big enough woman to understand a viewpoint which differed from her own.
Ten American Girls From History|Kate Dickinson Sweetser
The ideal arrangement, from the writer's viewpoint, would be about an equal division of time between indoor and outdoor study.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
Work may be original in substance, method, and viewpoint without being obscene or even "frank."
The Technique of Fiction Writing|Robert Saunders Dowst
From the viewpoint of the showmen there are "fakers" and "fakirs."
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Nevertheless, from the German viewpoint, the result achieved was worth it.
The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)|Various

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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Word Origin and History for viewpoint

viewpoint

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

viewpoint

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