{
    "term": "viewpoint",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a way of thinking about a subject",
            "sensetop": "from a… viewpointviewpoint on something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Try looking at things from a different viewpoint.",
                    "contextForm": "from a… viewpoint"
                },
                {
                    "text": "From a practical viewpoint, I'd advise you not to go."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She will have her own viewpoint on the matter.",
                    "contextForm": "viewpoint on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "From a purely commercial viewpoint, the film was a failure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "From the viewpoint of teachers, there has been a great increase in work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He always takes the opposite viewpoint to the rest of the group."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He quoted recent test results to support his viewpoint."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I find his viewpoint on this matter very narrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I understand her viewpoint, but do not share it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Individuals interviewed represented different viewpoints."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's good to get all the viewpoints."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Seen from the student's viewpoint, the exam can be frightening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The magazine likes to publish articles with alternative viewpoints."
                },
                {
                    "text": "From the passengers' viewpoint, the fare rises seem grossly unjust."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "point of view",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["alternative", "different", "differing"],
                "verb + viewpoint": ["have", "hold", "express"],
                "preposition": ["from a/​the viewpoint"],
                "phrases": ["from a purely… viewpoint"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a direction or place from which you look at something",
            "sensetop": "from a… viewpoint",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The artist has painted the scene from various viewpoints.",
                    "contextForm": "from a… viewpoint"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "angle",
            "topics": ["Art"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvjuːpɔɪnt/",
                "audio": "vi/viewpoint/viewpoint__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvjuːpɔɪnt/",
                "audio": "vi/viewpoint/viewpoint__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}