vantage point

noun

: a position or standpoint from which something is viewed or considered
especially : point of view

Examples of vantage point in a Sentence

You can see the whole valley from this vantage point. From our vantage point in the 21st century, it is difficult to imagine life without computers.
Recent Examples on the Web My goal was to scope out the lake from Torrence Chapel Road, a vantage point where lots of great birds have been seen over the years. Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 The camp was not a major military site but its location, in a valley near Laos, offered a critical vantage point to monitor and disrupt movements of North Vietnamese guerrillas. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024 From that vantage point, satellites can see more of the Earth at once, but their signals take longer to reach the surface. Eric Lipton, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024 The artist has three permanent sculptures installed across the city, metal silhouettes that start off familiar but transform depending on your vantage point. Allyssia Alleyne, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024 Imagine your vantage point on the planet rolling from west to east each morning to greet the sun, which thus appears to rise over the eastern horizon. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2024 Her sculptures look almost but not quite familiar, designed to change subtly as the light or the vantage point does. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024 This special printing technique adds radiance and depth to the dial, prompting the colored background to appear or disappear depending on the vantage point. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2024 From his vantage point this looks like denim that has been worn countless times, upcycled taffeta dresses as well as upcycled leather separates that feel lived-in. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 14 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vantage point was in 1847

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“Vantage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vantage%20point. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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