whole picture

• big pictureOverall perspective on things
• overviewBroad general summary
• panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
• perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
• contextCircumstances shaping meaning

totality · entirety · landscape · bird's eye · gestalt · scope · breadth · wide angle · forest · tapestry · mosaic · synthesis · holistic · comprehensive · stepping back · zooming out · understanding · clarity

• big picturebig picture, overview, broad view, holistic view, global view
• idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg