bird's-eye view
/ˈbɜrdˌzɑɪ ˈvju/ n [C usually sing]Definition
› the ability to look at something from a very high place so that you see a large area below you: From the top of this building, you can get a bird’s-eye view of the city.
(Definition of bird's-eye view n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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