noun.
A position from which things are considered or judged; a point of view.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The point at which one stands; especially, the position from which one's observations are taken and one's opinions formed or delivered; the point of view; the mental situation.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged.