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The spot where you're right because you're standing somewhere else.
means A position — physical or mental — from which you can see things clearly, usually giving you an advantage in understanding or judgment.
from From 'vantage,' a shortened form of 'advantage,' which came into English from Old French 'avantage,' itself built from 'avant' meaning 'before' or 'in front.' So a vantage point is literally a place that puts you 'in front' — ahead of others in the seeing, and so ahead in the knowing too.
- origin
- from advantage, literally the high ground
- military use
- snipers and generals obsess over elevation
- psychology
- same facts, different vantage, different truth
- irony
- everyone thinks their vantage is the neutral one