/ ˈvɑːntɪdʒ pɔɪnt; NAmE ˈvæn-/ (also formal vant·age ) noun
a position from which you watch sth; a point in time or a situation from which you consider sth, especially the past :
The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by.
From the vantage point of the present, the war seems to have achieved nothing.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French , shortening of Old French avantage advantage.