vantage point

/ˌvæntɪdʒ pɔɪnt/

/ˈvæntɪdʒ pɔɪnt/

Other forms: vantage points

A vantage point is the particular perspective or position from which you can see something. The hike up may be difficult, but the mountain top is a great vantage point for viewing the fields of sunflowers below.

A physical vantage point is the place you sit or stand that gives you a good view, like your favorite vantage point at a baseball game, directly behind home plate. A more figurative meaning of this term is something closer to "viewpoint," so you might say, "From my vantage point, our city should be spending more money fixing sidewalks than it does repairing potholes." The Old French source is avantage, "advantage or profit."

Definitions of vantage point

1. noun

   a place from which something can be viewed
   “from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley”

   synonyms: viewpoint

   type of:

   vantage

   place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)