bird's-eye view

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bird's-eye view

noun bird's-eye views

  1. idiomatic The view from directly or high above. Looking down from the seventh floor balcony gave them a bird's-eye view of the street below.
  2. broadly, idiomatic A general overview or summary of a topic.

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noun view from directly or high above

Españolvista aérea, vista elevada, vista de pájaro
한국어조감 jogam
日本語鳥瞰 chōkan
中文鳥瞰 /鸟瞰 niǎokàn
Françaisplongée, vue plongeante, vue aérienne
DeutschVogelperspektive
Italianovista a volo d'uccello, prospettiva a volo d'uccello
Ελληνικάυπερευρυγώνια όραση yperevrygónia órasi, πανοραμική άποψη panoramikí ápopsi, εναέρια άποψη enaéria ápopsi
العربيةمَنْظُور عَيْن الْطَائِر manẓūr ʕayn al-ṭāʔir

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@misc{bird_s_eye_view_2026,
  title = {bird's-eye view},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bird's-eye%20view},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}