Viewpoint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mental position from which things are viewed

a place from which something can be viewed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vjˈuːpɔɪnt/

🇬🇧British English

/vjˈuːpɔɪnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vjˈuːpɔɪnt/

2 syllables Say it as /vjˈuːpɔɪnt/.

Examples

we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians
teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events
from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vantage point standpoint stand point of view

Parts of Speech

noun	a mental position from which things are viewed “we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians”
noun	a place from which something can be viewed “from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley”

Word Forms

stand

verb

have or maintain a position or stand on an issue

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Standpunkt

eine mentale Position, von der aus man Dinge betrachtet

🇫🇷French

point de vue

une position mentale à partir de laquelle les choses sont vues

🇪🇸Spanish

punto de vista

una posición mental desde la cual se ven las cosas

🇮🇹Italian

punto di vista

una posizione mentale da cui si vedono le cose

🇳🇱Dutch

gezichtspunt

een mentale positie van waaruit dingen worden bekeken

🇵🇹Portuguese

ponto de vista

uma posição mental a partir da qual as coisas são vistas

🇷🇺Russian

точка зрения

ментальная позиция, с которой рассматриваются вещи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दृष्टिकोण

एक मानसिक स्थिति जिससे चीज़ों को देखा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি

একটি মানসিক অবস্থান যা থেকে জিনিসগুলি দেখা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்ணோட்டம்

விஷயங்களைப் பார்க்கும் ஒரு மன நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

దృక్కోణం

విషయాలను చూసే మానసిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

दृष्टिकोन

एक मानसिक स्थिती जिथून गोष्टी पाहिल्या जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૃષ્ટિકોણ

માનસિક સ્થિતિ કે જ્યાંથી વસ્તુઓ જોવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನ

ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸ್ಥಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാഴ്ചപ്പാട്

കാര്യങ്ങൾ വീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മാനസിക സ്ഥാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਕੋਣ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقطہ نظر

ایک ذہنی پوزیشن جہاں سے چیزوں کو دیکھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

观点

看待事物的心理位置

🇯🇵Japanese

観点

物事を見るときの精神的立場

🇰🇷Korean

견해

사물을 보는 정신적 입장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quan điểm

một vị trí tinh thần mà từ đó mọi thứ được nhìn nhận

🇹🇭Thai

มุมมอง

ตำแหน่งทางจิตในการมองสิ่งต่าง ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sudut pandang

posisi mental dari mana sesuatu dilihat

🇵🇭Filipino

pananaw

isang mental na posisyon kung saan tinitingnan ang mga bagay

🇲🇾Malay

sudut pandangan

kedudukan mental dari mana perkara itu dilihat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وجهة نظر

الموقف العقلي الذي يتم من خلاله النظر إلى الأشياء

🇮🇷Persian

دیدگاه

یک موقعیت ذهنی که از آن به چیزها نگاه می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bakış açısı

şeylerin görüldüğü zihinsel bir konum

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְקוּדַת מַבָּט

עמדה נפשית שממנה רואים את הדברים

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The primary meaning of 'viewpoint' is 'a mental position from which things are viewed'.

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