vantage point
noun /ˈvɑːntɪdʒ pɔɪnt/
/ˈvæntɪdʒ pɔɪnt/
(also formal vantage)
- a position from which you watch something
（观察事物的）有利地点；（尤指回顾过去的）有利时刻，有利形势 - The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by.
从这家小餐馆能清楚地看到人生百态。
- The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by.
- a point in time or a situation from which you consider something, especially the past
（观察事物的）有利地点；（尤指回顾过去的）有利时刻，有利形势 - From the vantage point of the present, the war seems to have achieved nothing.
依目前的情况来看，这场战争似乎一无所获。
- From the vantage point of the present, the war seems to have achieved nothing.
词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, shortening of Old French avantage ‘advantage’.