Vantage vs Perspective - What's the difference?
vantage | perspective |
An advantage.
A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.
A superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.
* William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of Richard the Second ActV, scene III:
(dated, tennis) (score after deuce)
(obsolete) To profit; to aid.
A view, vista or outlook.
The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.
The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
The ability to consider things in such relative perspective
A perspective glass.
* Bishop Joseph Hall
A sound recording technique to adjust and integrate sound sources seemingly naturally.
of, in or relating to perspective
(obsolete) providing visual aid; of or relating to the science of vision; optical
As nouns the difference between vantage and perspective
is that vantage is an advantage while perspective is a view, vista or outlook.As a verb vantage
is (obsolete|transitive) to profit; to aid.As an adjective perspective is
of, in or relating to perspective.vantage
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Alternative forms
* vauntage (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- O happy vantage of a kneeling knee!
Verb
(vantag)- (Spenser)
External links
* *perspective
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Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* linear perspective * metaperspective * microperspective * put something into perspectiveAdjective
(en adjective)- a perspective drawing
- (Francis Bacon)