The heights had a commanding view of the area and commanded the only road to Albany, where it passed through a defile between the heights and the Hudson.
On March 4, 1776, troops from the Continental Army under George Washington's command occupied Dorchester Heights, a series of low hills with a commanding view of Boston and its harbor, and mounted powerful cannons there.
You could see the commanding view.
Bored of the hotel's commanding view of Manhattan?
And it offers a commanding view of the dam below.
The "most commanding view of any residences overlooking Central Park".
We entered a small exam room with a commanding view of Cambridge.
The apartment was at best three rooms, modern furniture, with a commanding view of the sea.
The dining room offers a commanding view of the Hudson (800-247-5047 foreservationsns).
The former is worth climbing 498 steps for a commanding view of the city.
Naturally, I chose virtue and was rewarded with another commanding view of the valley.
