vantage point
noun/ˈvɑːntɪdʒ pɔɪnt/
/ˈvæntɪdʒ pɔɪnt/
(also formal vantage)
- a position from which you watch something
- The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by.
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- a point in time or a situation from which you consider something, especially the past
- From the vantage point of the present, the war seems to have achieved nothing.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French, shortening of Old French avantage ‘advantage’.
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