vantage

n.

1. 1. An advantage in a competition or conflict; superiority.
   2. A position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage.
2. A vantage point.
3. Sports. An advantage.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, short for Old French avantage, advantage. See advantage.]

noun

1. A factor conducive to superiority and success: advantage, handicap, head start, odds, start. See help/harm/harmless.
2. A dominating position, as in a conflict: advantage, better¹, bulge, draw, drop, edge, superiority, upper hand. Informal inside track, jump. See over/under.
3. The position from which something is observed or considered: angle², eye, outlook, point of view, slant, standpoint, viewpoint. See perspective.

IN BRIEF: A spot giving a wide view.

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. — Harold V. Melchert.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)

Meaning #2: the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
  Synonym: advantage

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fordel

idioms:

• vantage ground    fordelagtig stilling, fordelagtigt terræn
• vantage point    godt udsigtspunkt, sted, der giver godt overblik

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorsprong, superieure positie, voordeel (tennis)

Français (French)
n. - avantage

idioms:

• vantage ground    terrain élevé, (fig) terrain avantageux
• vantage point    (gén, Mil) point de vue, position élevée, (fig) perspective

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorteil

idioms:

• vantage ground    Aussichtspunkt
• vantage point    Aussichtspunkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλεονέκτημα

idioms:

• vantage ground    πλεονεκτική θέση, θέση υπεροχής, αφ' υψηλού εποπτεία
• vantage point    πλεονεκτική θέση, θέση υπεροχής, αφ' υψηλού εποπτεία

Italiano (Italian)
vantaggio

idioms:

• vantage point/ground    prospettiva, posizione vantaggiosa, punto di vista

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vantagem (f), superioridade (f)

idioms:

• vantage point/ground    ponto/posição de vantagem

Русский (Russian)
преимущество, выгодное положение

idioms:

• vantage point/ground    выигрышная позиция

Español (Spanish)
n. - ventaja

idioms:

• vantage ground    posición ventajosa
• vantage point    posición ventajosa, lugar ventajoso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fördel (tennis)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
优势, 有利情况

idioms:

• vantage ground    有利地形, 优越地位
• vantage point    有利位置, 优势, 优越地位

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 優勢, 有利情況

idioms:

• vantage ground    有利地形, 優越地位
• vantage point    有利位置, 優勢, 優越地位

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 우세, 유리한 점, 듀스 후 1점의 득점

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 利益, 優勢, 有利な立場

idioms:

• vantage point/ground    有利な位置, 見解

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) افضليه, وضع او موقع افضل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יתרון, עמדת-יתרון‬

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