VIEWPOINT
Dictionary entry overview: What does viewpoint mean?
• VIEWPOINT (noun)
The noun VIEWPOINT has 2 senses:
1. a mental position from which things are viewed
2. a place from which something can be viewed
Familiarity information: VIEWPOINT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VIEWPOINT (noun)
Meaning:
A mental position from which things are viewed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
point of view; standpoint; viewpoint; stand
Context examples:
we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians / teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events
Hypernyms ("viewpoint" is a kind of...):
position; posture; stance (a rationalized mental attitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "viewpoint"):
cityscape (a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area)
landscape (an extensive mental viewpoint)
angle; slant (a biased way of looking at or presenting something)
complexion (a point of view or general attitude or inclination)
Meaning:
A place from which something can be viewed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
vantage point; viewpoint
Context example:
from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley
Hypernyms ("viewpoint" is a kind of...):
vantage (place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective))
