bird's-eye view
noun
1
: a view from a high angle as if seen by a bird in flight
2
: an overall or cursory look at something
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Admire it from a distance, walk across it for free, or climb it to savor a bird's-eye view of Sydney.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2023
Dagne Dover's Mila toiletry organizer takes the Dopp kit to another level with a vertical design that gives you a bird's-eye view of your essentials.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2023
Photos taken Tuesday by Maxar Technologies, a U.S. defense contractor headquartered in Colorado, show a bird's-eye view of several Turkish towns before and after the temblors, which have claimed the lives at least 11,000 people.
—Aina J. Khan, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2023
The roughly 31-minute clip is an overhead surveillance wide-angle shot taken from a city surveillance camera that offers a bird's-eye view of the unsettling beating.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2023
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2023
Dagne Dover's Mila toiletry organizer takes the Dopp kit to another level with a vertical design that gives you a bird's-eye view of your essentials.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2023
Photos taken Tuesday by Maxar Technologies, a U.S. defense contractor headquartered in Colorado, show a bird's-eye view of several Turkish towns before and after the temblors, which have claimed the lives at least 11,000 people.
—Aina J. Khan, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2023
The roughly 31-minute clip is an overhead surveillance wide-angle shot taken from a city surveillance camera that offers a bird's-eye view of the unsettling beating.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2023
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“Bird's-eye view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird%27s-eye%20view. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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