vantage point

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.

vantage point

noun

1. a position or place that allows one a wide or favourable overall view of a scene or situation

Word History and Origins

Origin of vantage point¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

“Could I evoke the beauty of that vantage point with the care of the nature writer?” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Watching him dealing with his team against City from my very high vantage point on the seventh floor of the main stand was quite instructive.

From BBC

Or, from the opposite vantage point, the Dodgers could blow this.

From Los Angeles Times

Others stood on the planters outside the Garden handing onto the leafless trees for a vantage point from which they could drink canned cocktails and have their cries heard over the rest of the crowd.

From Salon

As an Orange County lifer with a somewhat objective vantage point on L.A.,

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• angle
• perspective
• point of view
• slant
• viewpoint