Definition of "vantage point" [vantage point]

• A position that affords a broad overall view or perspective, as of a place or situation. (noun)

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• "Martin Hillenbrand, who from his vantage point at States German desk saw frequent confusion at the White House, noted that the situation was often saved by the extraordinary ability of McGeorge Bundy to synthesize cabinet room discussions, and to get the president to sign off on skillfully drafted action memorandums."
• "Best of all, the astronauts standing erect meant that the windows of the LM could be smaller triangularly shaped and more lightweight while at the same time giving the astronauts an excellent vantage point from which to peer down out of the spacecraft to the landing zone."
• "The shacks themselves may not date from the Carter brothers' time but from this vantage point we can see a thatched cottage and the property now called Cliff Cottage, which is thought to have started life as a fish cellar."