orientation - an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs

bird's eye view, panoramic view - a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance

futurism - the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future

cutting edge, forefront, vanguard - the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field

paradigm - the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"

light - a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"

sight - a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"

Weltanschauung, world view - a comprehensive view of the world and human life

straddle - a noncommittal or equivocal position

appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

vanishing point - the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge

apparent horizon, horizon, sensible horizon, visible horizon, skyline - the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

picture plane - the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work