"vantage point" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪnt/ [UK], /ˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪnt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-vantage point.wav [US] Forms: vantage points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vantage point (plural vantage points)
  1. A place or position affording a good view. Translations (place or position affording a good view): изгодна позиция (izgodna pozicija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), наблюдателен пункт (nabljudatelen punkt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 有利地位 (yǒulì dìwèi) (Chinese Mandarin), vidpunkto (Esperanto), näköalapaikka (Finnish), tähystyspaikka (Finnish), point de vue privilégié [masculine] (French), miradoiro [masculine] (Galician), viso [masculine] (Galician), Aussichtspunkt [masculine] (German), sjónarhóll [masculine] (Icelandic), belvedere [masculine] (Italian), набљудувачница (nabljuduvačnica) [feminine] (Macedonian), tūtainga (Maori), tūteinga (Maori), punkt obserwacyjny [masculine] (Polish), mirante [masculine] (Portuguese), punct de observație [neuter] (Romanian), вы́годная пози́ция (výgodnaja pozícija) [feminine] (Russian), наблюда́тельный пункт (nabljudátelʹnyj punkt) [masculine] (Russian), vidikovac (Serbo-Croatian), mirador [masculine] (Spanish), atalaya [feminine] (Spanish), posición estratégica [feminine] (Spanish), avantajlı konum (Turkish), geniş görüş sağlayan nokta (Turkish), stratejik nokta (Turkish), gözlek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-vantage_point-en-noun-W5dalDRx Disambiguation of 'place or position affording a good view': 90 5 5
  2. A point of view; perspective; outlook; standpoint.
    Sense id: en-vantage_point-en-noun-T44WtPjb
  3. (photography) A camera angle. Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-vantage_point-en-noun-2jft2e9m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 73 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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