have a grandstand view
informalDefinition
› to be in a position where you can see something very well: From our hotel room window, we had a grandstand view of the parade.Scenery and views
(Definition of have a grandstand view from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -scape suffix
- a bird's eye view idiom
- aspect noun (DIRECTION)
- backdrop noun
- background noun (PICTURE)
- foreground noun
- landscape noun
- look verb (DIRECTION)
- lookout noun
- outlook noun (VIEW)
- overlook noun
- panorama noun
- prospect noun (VIEW)
- scene noun (VIEW)
- scenery noun (COUNTRYSIDE)
- the middle distance noun
- vantage point noun (PLACE)
- view noun (SIGHT)
- viewpoint noun (SIGHT)
- vista noun
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