vantage point

American  

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.

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vantage point British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of vantage point

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

From the world’s vantage point, Los Angeles can look like a place that glides serenely along beneath a beatific sun.

From Los Angeles Times

Father would stand at his vantage point on the platform almost on tiptoe with the joy of precision, holding his pocket watch and a pad and pencil.

From Literature

"It gives us what you might call a stereo perspective -- two different vantage points simultaneously."

From Science Daily

From the vantage point of our helicopter above the Alps, you can make out scars and dimples from recent avalanches.

From BBC

From his vantage point, little has changed since his Senate appearance.

From BBC

Related Words

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