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# viewpoint

noun (a viewpoint, viewpoints)

«viewpoint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A way of thinking about something; an opinion or point of view. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viewpoint/#m1)
2. A high place from which you can see a wide view, often with a sign or bench. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viewpoint/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English and history lessons: write a story from a different viewpoint, or compare viewpoints in an argument. On walks and road trips: stop at a viewpoint to look at the scenery. Phrases: «from my viewpoint», «a different viewpoint».

### Examples

- Write the fairy tale from the wolf's viewpoint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viewpoint/#x1)
- From my viewpoint, homework should be shorter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viewpoint/#x2)
- We stopped at a viewpoint to look at the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viewpoint/#x3)
- It helps to listen to other viewpoints. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viewpoint/#x4)
- The viewpoint at the top of the hill has a telescope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viewpoint/#x5)
- The two newspapers gave different viewpoints on the story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viewpoint/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Same as «point of view» in the first sense. In stories, first person («I») and third person («she») are different viewpoints.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «viewpoint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viewpoint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«viewpoint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/viewpoint.html) on Mova free.