the mental attitude that determines a person's opinions or judgments; point of view a place from which something can be viewed
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
view•point /ˈvyuˌpɔɪnt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a place providing a view of something.
- an attitude of mind;
a point of view.
view•point
(vyo̅o̅′point′),USA pronunciation n.
- a place affording a view of something;
position of observation:to sketch a river from the viewpoint of a bluff. - an attitude of mind, or the circumstances of an individual that conduce to such an attitude:new marketing techniques seen from the consumer's viewpoint.
- alteration of point of view, modeled on standpoint 1855–60
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged standpoint, perspective, position, stance, angle.
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- case
- color
- commanding
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- complex ion
- conversion
- dollars-and-cents
- exposition
- fairness doctrine
- first-person shooter
- ground
- horizon
- humanly
- jaundiced
- judgment
- landscape
- mistaken
- narrow-minded
- negative
- obstinacy
- off
- ontologize
- outlook
- peddler
- philosophy
- point of view
- position
- position paper
- private school
- queer
- recede
- role-play
- say
- skyscape
- slant
- spin
- stack
- stronghold
- tolerance
- tunnel vision
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