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 Ochil Hills were north of his point of observation.
From Meteorology or Weather Explained by M'Pherson, J. G.
Nor are you often favored with a sight of him in more frequent autumnal tramps, unless when he is fleeing before the hounds whose voices guide you to a point of observation.
From In New England Fields and Woods by Robinson, Rowland E. (Evans)
The "knife-board," indeed, was his favorite point of observation, whence he gathered inspiration from the passing crowds below.
From Methods of Authors by Erichsen, Hugo
Suddenly it began to rise, boiling and spluttering, and sending out huge masses of steam, causing a general stampede of our company, driving us to some distance from our point of observation.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 by Various
