vantage point

vantage point

See also: vantagepoint and vantage-point

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪnt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪnt/

Noun

vantage point (plural vantage points)

1. A place or position affording a good view.

   The hill provided the troops an excellent vantage point to scout for the enemy.

   • 2018 October 12, Daniel Taylor, “Marcus Rashford fluffs his lines in England’s eerie draw with Croatia”, in The Guardian (London)‎:

     The chants drifting down from the hillside came from a position among the trees from where half the pitch could be seen. That apart, however, the only other vantage point came from the balconies of high-rise flats next door.

2. A point of view; perspective; outlook; standpoint.

   It may be difficult for us to understand the motivations of these people from our 21st century vantage point.

3. (photography) A camera angle.

Translations

place or position affording a good view

Bulgarian: изгодна позиция f (izgodna pozicija), наблюдателен пункт m (nabljudatelen punkt) Chinese: Mandarin: 有利地位 (yǒulì dìwèi) Esperanto: vidpunkto (eo) Finnish: näköalapaikka (fi), tähystyspaikka French: point de vue privilégié m Galician: miradoiro (gl) m, viso m German: Aussichtspunkt (de) m Icelandic: sjónarhóll m Italian: belvedere (it) m Macedonian: набљудувачница f (nabljuduvačnica) Maori: tūtainga, tūteinga Polish: punkt obserwacyjny m Portuguese: mirante m Romanian: punct de observație n Russian: вы́годная пози́ция f (výgodnaja pozícija), наблюда́тельный пункт m (nabljudátelʹnyj punkt) Serbo-Croatian: vidikovac (sh) Spanish: mirador (es) m, atalaya (es) f, posición estratégica f Turkish: avantajlı konum, geniş görüş sağlayan nokta, stratejik nokta, gözlek (tr)

point of view — see point of view

camera angle — see camera angle