noun
- 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.
noun
- the mental attitude that determines a person’s opinions or judgments; point of view
- a place from which something can be viewed
1856, of mental positions; 1858 in a physical sense, from view + point (n.).