vantage-point
n position from which one has a good or advantageous view of sth (观看某事物的)有利地点
From their vantage-point on the cliff, they could watch the ships coming and going. 他们在悬崖上居高临下, 能看到来来往往的船.
(fig 比喻) the war, seen from the vantage-point of the 1980´s 以二十世纪八十年代的进步观点来看待这场战争.