viewpoint

/ˌvjuˈpɔɪnt/

/ˈvjupɔɪnt/

Other forms: viewpoints

Your viewpoint is the particular way you see the world, or your distinct perspective on things. It’s literally your point of view! To stop arguing with someone, try to see things from their viewpoint so you can kiss and make up.

Use viewpoint to talk about a person's individual attitude about things. A parent, for example, often has a different viewpoint about bedtime than a child does. Conflicts in politics come up due to differing viewpoints on issues like taxes, welfare, and defense. Another way to say viewpoint is "point of view." The earliest meaning of viewpoint was in the physical sense, as when you stand on the roof of a building to get a great viewpoint of the city.

Definitions of viewpoint

1. noun

   a mental position from which things are viewed
   “we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians”

   synonyms: point of view, stand, standpoint

   types:

   cityscape

   a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area

   landscape

   an extensive mental viewpoint

   angle, slant

   a biased way of looking at or presenting something

   complexion

   a point of view or general attitude or inclination

   type of:

   position, posture, stance

   a rationalized mental attitude
2. noun

   a place from which something can be viewed
   synonyms: vantage point

   type of:

   vantage

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