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[ vyoo -point ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈvyuˌpɔɪnt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun 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.
Origin of viewpoint 1855–60; alteration of point of view, modeled on standpoint
SYNONYMS FOR viewpoint 2 standpoint, perspective, position, stance, angle.
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Words nearby viewpoint view halloa, view halloo, viewing, viewless, view mark, viewpoint , viewy, VIFF, vig, viga, Vigée-Lebrun
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Example sentences from the Web for viewpoint I condemn this action from the viewpoint of the Guards and the [paramilitary] Basij.
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How many times have you heard some formulation of this viewpoint ?
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There are too many issues on which his viewpoint and mine diverge.
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Sometimes the photos only vary in viewpoint ; sometimes they are shot on very different kinds of film, with very different cameras.
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Saints portrays the conflict from the viewpoint of Vibiana, a girl taken in by Christian missionaries.
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She responded pleasantly, for she was a big enough woman to understand a viewpoint which differed from her own.
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The ideal arrangement, from the writer's viewpoint , would be about an equal division of time between indoor and outdoor study.
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Work may be original in substance, method, and viewpoint without being obscene or even "frank."
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From the viewpoint of the showmen there are "fakers" and "fakirs."
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Nevertheless, from the German viewpoint , the result achieved was worth it.
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British Dictionary definitions for viewpoint noun the mental attitude that determines a person's opinions or judgments; point of view
a place from which something can be viewed
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