vantage point

noun

/ˈvɑːntɪdʒ pɔɪnt/

/ˈvæntɪdʒ pɔɪnt/

(also formal vantage)

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a position from which you watch something（观察事物的）有利地点；（尤指回顾过去的）有利时刻，有利形势
- The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by.从这家小餐馆能清楚地看到人生百态。
a point in time or a situation from which you consider something, especially the past（观察事物的）有利地点；（尤指回顾过去的）有利时刻，有利形势
- From the vantage point of the present, the war seems to have achieved nothing.依目前的情况来看，这场战争似乎一无所获。

Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French, shortening of Old French avantage ‘advantage’.