bird's eye

Overhead viewing angle

Bird's eye describes a view from above, as if seen by a flying bird: a bird's eye view of the city.

The perspective suggests comprehensive overview—seeing the whole picture rather than ground-level details.

Bird's eye also names a small geometric pattern with diamond shapes resembling birds' eyes, used in textiles and wood grain: bird's eye maple.

Related

hot pepper · pepper · red pepper flakes · flakes · perspective · vista · view · top down · maple · seeds · primrose · speckled · pattern · high · above · drone · skyline · lookout

Categories
Opposites
viewing perspective/elevation

bird's eyeground-level

At terrain height

worm's eye · from below · bottom-up · subterranean · underground

level of detail/abstraction

bird's eyeclose-up

Near-range photograph

granular · detailed · microscopic · fine-grained · in the weeds

Family

bird, birds, birded, birding, birder, birders, birdlike, eye, eyes

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G