bird's eye view
An overview, as in This balcony gives us a bird's eye view of the town, or This course gives you a bird's eye view of history—from Eolithic man to the Gulf War in one semester. This expression can be used literally, for a panoramic view such as a bird might see, as well as figuratively. [c. 1600]
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How to use bird's eye view in a sentence
With its exquisite landscapes, birds-eye view and soothing cinematic music, Drone Boning makes sex look like art.
Anatomy of a Drone Porn: ‘Drone Boning’ Makes Sex Look Like Art | Aurora Snow | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven the book Twentysomething falls into this trap, despite all its gestures toward a generational birds-eye view.
Soon, thereafter, the girls were looking down upon a birds-eye view of the old Spanish town they had just left.
Polly's Southern Cruise | Lillian Elizabeth RoyThe whole, beheld from afar in a birds-eye view, formed an enormous ellipsis, with the marvellous Eiffel Tower in the centre.
Old and New Paris, v. 1 | Henry Sutherland EdwardsWhat a birds-eye view of “the Bend” would be like is a matter of bewildering conjecture.
How the Other Half Lives | Jacob A. Riis
There exists a birds-eye view of the city, probably done by an English hand, in 1544.
The Mystery of Mary Stuart | Andrew LangThats the way it is with rocks; they look different in a birds-eye view.
Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol | Percy Keese Fitzhugh
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