see the whole picture
- big pictureOverall perspective on things
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- overviewBroad general summary
- zoom outDecrease apparent magnification
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
holistic · panorama · bird's eye · step back · clarity · understand · grasp · forest · trees · connect the dots · wide angle · landscape · vision · insight · comprehensive · scope · broader view · macro
comprehensiveness of understanding
see the whole picturemiss the forest for the trees
Ignore whole for parts
miss the point · nitpick · micromanage · compartmentalize · misunderstand