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The point from which you see everything but the view also decides what you can't.
means A position or standpoint — physical, mental, or circumstantial — that gives you a clear advantage in seeing or understanding something.
from Shortened from 'advantage' in Middle English, which came through Old French 'avantage' from 'avant' meaning 'before' or 'in front' (ultimately from Latin 'ab ante' — 'from before'). The 'ad-' simply wore away over time, the way a word gets smoothed down from handling — leaving 'vantage' to stand alone, keeping the sense of being out front, positioned to see what others can't.
- etymology
- from advantage, minus the a, minus the handicap
- tennis use
- the point right after deuce, your edge only
- military origin
- high ground that wins battles before fighting starts
- the catch
- every vantage point hides something behind itself