From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "viewpoint": Anschauung, angle, angle of vision, aspect, attitude, base, basis, coign of vantage, configuration, context, direction, distance, effect, eidolon, estimation, eye, facet, fashion, feature, figure, footing, form, frame of reference, framework, gestalt, ground, guise, image, imago, impression, light, likeness, lineaments, long, look, manner, mental outlook, outlook, perspective, phase, phasis, place, point of view, position, post, posture, reference, reference system, regard, respect, seat, seeming, semblance, shape, side, sight, simulacrum, situation, slant, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, station, status, style, system, total effect, twist, universe, vantage, vantage point, venue, view, way of thinking, wise
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