viewpoint

1 a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" [syn: point of view, stand, standpoint]

2 a place from which something can be viewed; "from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley" [syn: vantage point]

English

Noun

1. The position from which something is observed or considered; an angle, outlook or point of view

Translations

see point of view

Viewpoint may refer to:

Proper names:

• Viewpoint (video game), a scrolling shooter video game released for Neo Geo, Sega Genesis, and the Sony Playstation
• Viewpoint Media Player, made by Viewpoint Corporation, a digital media company known for its subsidiary Fotomat
• Point-of-view gun, a (fictional) device that makes its target see things from the point of view of the person firing it.

See also

• POV
• Point of view

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