standpoint Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mental position from which things are viewed
    stand; viewpoint; point of view.
    • we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians
    • teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events

WordNet

Stand"point` noun
Etymology
Cf. G. standpunkt.
Definitions
  1. A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged.

Webster 1913