Melbourne is one of the most spread out cities couresy of it being situated in a sunkland around Port Phillip Bay with lots of land in which it can grow
it has the Dandenong Ranges to its east which offer excellent views, Kinglake to the north-east and Mt Macedon further away to the north-west, while the main vantage point in the south west is on the You Yangs.
list of lookouts around Melbourne
south-west:
You Yangs
north-west:
Mt Macedon memorial cross
north-east:
Mt Lofty Lookout (Warrandyte State Park)
Kinglake
in the Dandenong Ranges:
Skyhigh Observatory (Mt Dandenong)
Woolrich Lookout (Olinda)
John's Hill Lookout (Kallista)
Kalorama Park Lookout
Burke's Lookout (near Mt. Dandenong)
in the Yarra Ranges:
Mt Wise (Yarra Glen)
south-east:
Sunset Track View Point - Lysterfield Lake Park
Wilson Botanic Park (Berwick)
Royal Botanic Gardens (Cranbourne)
Arthur's Seat, Mt Martha
suburban:
Bushy Park Summit (Vermont South)
Norton's Park (Glen Waverley)
Shoppingtown (Doncaster)
Highpoint West Maribyrnong
Plenty River Trail (Viewbank)
Gellibrand Hill Summit, Woodlands Historic Park, Westmeadows