 2 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
viewpoint
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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