worm's eye
Looking straight up
A worm's eye view is the perspective from ground level looking upward—the opposite of a bird's eye view.
The phrase appears in photography, film, and architecture to describe shots or angles that capture subjects from below: The worm's eye shot made the building look impossibly tall.
The viewpoint can suggest vulnerability, awe, or simply an unusual vantage point.
- upwardToward a higher position
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- camera anglePosition of the lens
- ground-levelAt terrain height
- looking upImproving or skyward gazing
towering · looming · skyscraper · tall buildings · canopy · forest floor · underneath · below · foreshortening · wide angle lens · dramatic · monumental · ceiling · roots · underside · small · humble · photography
- perspectivesviewpoints, viewpoint, point of view, POV, opinions
- cinematographycamera, lens, shot, shots, lighting
- camera angleshigh angle, low angle, overhead, top down, top-down
- camera shotsclose-up, close up, helicopter shot, medium shot, crane shot
- compositionbalance, symmetry, asymmetry, proportion, layout
worm's eyebird's eye
Overhead vantage point
aerial view · bird's-eye view · overhead view · top-down view · looking down
worm's eyebird's eye
Overhead vantage point
panoramic view · big picture · overview · macro view · global view
worm, eye, worms, eyes, wormy, wormed, worming, eyed, eyeing