Source : WordNet®

viewpoint
     n 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}]