- point of view, viewpoint, stand, standpoint - 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"
--1 is a kind of position, stance, posture
--1 has particulars: cityscape; landscape; slant, angle; complexion - vantage point, viewpoint - a place from which something can be viewed; "from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley"
--2 is a kind of vantage