WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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, viewpoint, stand, standpoint] 2: a place from which something can be viewed; "from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley" [syn: vantage point, viewpoint]