as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
who started the argument apparently depends on your vantage point
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Recent Examples of vantage point
Find a north-facing vantage point, ideally with a clear view of the northern horizon.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Unlike restless Nora, Agnes is married with a son, able to view her deeply flawed dad from the vantage point of both a daughter and mother.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
All these extraordinary finds opened up a unique vantage point into daily life on board a groundbreaking cargo ship that changed the face of trade in Northern Europe.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
From this vantage point, the most recent trading range near the highs appears relatively modest.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
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The Niners put Lenoir on the boundary (short) side of the field for this game, breaking with their standard practice of playing him solely on the right side (offensive perspective).—
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Your perspective of the world is a new thing.—
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Those laws laid out a more nuanced viewpoint of the distinctions between adults and juveniles who commit the worst crimes and the unconstitutionality of punishing them equally.—
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Ethical or not, the strategy can be effective for lending credibility to a particular viewpoint.—
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Interest rate outlook Signs of stabilization in the labor market — particularly a lower jobless rate — could lead the Federal Reserve to hit the brakes on interest rate cuts for now, according to some experts.—
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Schumacher’s counterparts in Utah and Arizona are also warily eyeing medium-range weather forecasts for any signs of a change in the weather pattern that would signal an improvement in their water outlook as well.—
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“Vantage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vantage%20point. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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