viewpoint

noun

view·​point ˈvyü-ˌpȯint 

plural viewpoints

: a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated : point of view, standpoint

The novel is told from two major viewpoints and a number of minor ones …

—Marge Piercy

As with politics, he'd eventually come around to the opposite viewpoint from the one he'd previously advocated and express it just as stridently.

—Irvine Welsh

He began to look at the matter from Claire's viewpoint, and his pity switched from himself to her.

—P. G. Wodehouse

Synonyms

• angle
• eye view
• outlook
• perspective
• shoes
• slant
• standpoint
• vantage point

Examples of viewpoint in a Sentence

The story is told from the viewpoint of someone who grew up during the Great Depression.

Her viewpoint is that of a person who has been in politics for decades.

Recent Examples on the Web

The adaptive leader integrates I (self), we (others) and it (task and purpose) viewpoints. —Hylke Faber, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

Here, the government is forbidden from engaging in viewpoint discrimination, banned from imposing blasphemy restrictions, and prohibited from banning undesirable political parties. —The Editors, National Review, 18 Feb. 2025

Instead, think about what other viewpoints exist and search for content from their side. —Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025

By ignoring alternative viewpoints and dismissing dissent, Rogan suggested, the party is deepening the divide between itself and disaffected voters. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for viewpoint

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint

Kids Definition

viewpoint

noun

view·​point -ˌpȯint 

: point of view