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"物を見る精神的な立場観点
例:We should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians. 私たちはロシア人の観点からこの問題を考えるべきである。
a place from which something can be viewed; "from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley"何かを見ることができる場所ビューポイント