bird's-eye view
The view from directly or high above.
Looking down from the seventh floor balcony gave them a bird's-eye view of the street below.
bird's-eye
/ˈbɜː(ɹ)dz ˈaɪ/
noun 4adj 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
better
VERB + BIRD'S-EYE
get
BIRD'S-EYE + NOUN
angeles, los
PREP.
from
Definitions
adj
1
Having spots resembling the eyes of a bird.
2
As if viewed from an altitude; panoramic.
There is also one of the woodblocks used to print Jacopo de’ Barbari’s revolutionary bird’s-eye panorama of Venice and the lagoon, from 1500.
In the 1970s Thiebaud became increasingly interested in landscapes and cityscapes that he painted from a bird’s-eye perspective. In “Potrero Hill” a painting from the mid-1970s, he jammed freeways, hills and buildings together in a steep vertical of color and light.
noun
1
A fabric having a pattern of small circles or diamonds with a spot in each centre.
2
A kind of tobacco.
3
A figure found in wood, especially hard maple, resembling tiny swirling eyes disrupting the smooth grain.
4
A fermata (notation).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — as from an altitude or distance
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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There is also one of the woodblocks used to print Jacopo de’ Barbari’s revolutionary bird’s-eye panorama of Venice and the lagoon, from 1500.
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In the 1970s Thiebaud became increasingly interested in landscapes and cityscapes that he painted from a bird’s-eye perspective. In “Potrero Hill” a painting from the mid-1970s, he jammed freeways, hi
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From a bird's-eye view, Los Angeles looks like a chequered carpet.
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At first read every chapter quickly to get a bird's-eye view of it.
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I have a better bird's-eye view.
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In some senses, bird's-eye is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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