vantage
/ˈvɑːntɪdʒ
/(also vantage point)
noun
A place or position affording a good view of something: from my vantage point I could see into the front garden figurative the past is continuously reinterpreted from the vantage point of the present...
- I thought I'd get out and view some more of the capital from the best vantage point of all, the top deck of a London bus.
- The fireworks looked excellent from our vantage point in the Castle Terrace car park.
- From the isolated vantage point of his room he uses an old pair of opera glasses to spy on a young woman across the street.
Synonyms
point of view, viewpoint, standpoint, stance, stand, view, opinion, position, way of thinking, frame of mind, outlook, perspective, angle, slant
Origin
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, shortening of Old French avantage 'advantage'.
Rhymes
- colorless
- color light signal
- color light signaling
- color line
- color magazine
- color match
- color-match
- color-matched
- color matching
- color-matching
- color melody
- color-mixer
- color model
- color monitor
- color music
- color name
- color-neutral
- colorology
- color organ
- color palette
- color pan
- color party
- color pencil
- color picture
- color piece