- 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 © 2026
view•point /ˈvyuˌpɔɪnt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- 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. standpoint, perspective, position, stance, angle.
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viewpoint /ˈvjuːˌpɔɪnt/ n
'viewpoint' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
breadth
- commanding
- Everyman
- exposition
- first-person shooter
- ground
- judgment
- mistaken
- narrow-minded
- philosophy
- point of view
- position
- tunnel vision
- alignment
- ammunition
- angle
- candle
- case
- color
- commercial
- complex ion
- conversion
- dollars-and-cents
- fairness doctrine
- horizon
- humanly
- jaundiced
- landscape
- negative
- obstinacy
- off
- ontologize
- outlook
- peddler
- position paper
- private school
- queer
- recede
- role-play
- tolerance
- vantage point
- we
- say
- skyscape
- slant
- spin
- stack
- stronghold