van·tage

[van-tij, vahn-]
noun
1.
a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view.
2.
an advantage or superiority: the vantage of wisdom that often comes with age.
3.
British, advantage ( def 5 ).

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, aphetic variant of avantage advantage

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vantage (ˈvɑːntɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a state, position, or opportunity affording superiority or advantage
2.  superiority or benefit accruing from such a position, state, etc
3.  tennis short for advantage
 
[C13: from Old French avantageadvantage]
 
'vantageless
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

vantage
c.1300, "advantage, profit," from Anglo-Fr. vantage, from O.Fr. avantage (see advantage).
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Example sentences
But this image suggests a view from the vantage point of the lunar surface
  looking at the horizon.
They orbit in the plane of the planet's rings, but from this vantage point
  appear to be below the planet.
Five-degree field of view lends a wider peripheral vantage.
They are incredibly charismatic animals from my distant vantage point.
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