point of observation
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History comes with its very own Doppler effect: as our point of observation changes, so does our understanding of what we are seeing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The moon swung to the south and off to the west, and the shadows lay long in the forest before the old captain moved from his point of observation.
From The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel by Gordon, Harry
A turn of the lever, and he, too, could sit down, and from his lofty point of observation leisurely watch the mile-a-minute special flash by.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen
The senses shall no longer passively receive and report what is before them, but they shall choose some definite point of observation, and neglect all the rest.
From Pedagogics as a System by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)
Ralph from his point of observation watched him descend the stairs and close the door after him as he went out into the storm, faced in the direction of the town.
From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Chapman, Allen
