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
What’s The Best Way To See The Northern Lights?
NOAA recommends traveling to a high vantage point away from light pollution between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time.
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Yet, the vantage point makes both the enormousness of the fires and the enormousness of Los Angeles clear, from the mountains to the ocean, and the damage in between.
—Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Given Cristi’s vantage point in the sky, he was inundated with requests from evacuees to fly over their homes and tell them what was left.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Weaving together Ukrainian Army bodycam footage and moments of reflection, Chernov captures the war in his own country from a personal and devastating vantage point.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Yet, the vantage point makes both the enormousness of the fires and the enormousness of Los Angeles clear, from the mountains to the ocean, and the damage in between.
—Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Given Cristi’s vantage point in the sky, he was inundated with requests from evacuees to fly over their homes and tell them what was left.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Weaving together Ukrainian Army bodycam footage and moments of reflection, Chernov captures the war in his own country from a personal and devastating vantage point.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vantage point
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Now a new Ridley Scott Associates’ docu-series Surviving Black Hawk Down, out on Netflix Feb. 10, aims to tell an unfiltered story of that battle through the perspectives of not only the American military personnel who were there, but also the Somalis.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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Whenever we’re put in the perspective of someone being saved by a magic mushroom, the imagery becomes as lush and sparkling as the Blue Angel itself.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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This idea is up for consideration because, as discussed, viewpoints vary on whether the current system does justice to the regular season's value.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Also at play: the imposition of conditions for approval of the transferal of the licenses, including commitment to promote viewpoint diversity and being placed on probation until compliance is evident.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ideally, from a footballing outlook, Howe would not have lost a squad member of Kelly’s age and Premier League experience who can cover two positions.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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While those key metrics marked an improvement over the prior-year quarter and were largely in line with Wall Street forecasts, investors reacted badly to a miss on cloud revenue and a higher-than-expected outlook for capital expenditures.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Vantage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vantage%20point. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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