Phrase guide

bird's-eye view

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The view from directly or high above.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Looking down from the seventh floor balcony gave them a bird's-eye view of the street below.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A general overview or summary of a topic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, idiomatic

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鳥瞰 /鸟瞰 (niǎokàn) — view from directly or high above
  • Czech: ptačí perspektiva — view from directly or high above
  • Danish: fugleperspektiv — view from directly or high above
  • Dutch: vogelperspectief — view from directly or high above
  • Estonian: linnulennuline ülevaade — view from directly or high above
  • Finnish: lintuperspektiivi — view from directly or high above
  • French: plongée — view from directly or high above
  • French: vue plongeante — view from directly or high above
  • French: vue aérienne — view from directly or high above
  • German: Vogelperspektive — view from directly or high above
  • Greek: υπερευρυγώνια όραση (yperevrygónia órasi) — view from directly or high above
  • Greek: πανοραμική άποψη (panoramikí ápopsi) — view from directly or high above
  • Greek: εναέρια άποψη (enaéria ápopsi) — view from directly or high above
  • Gujarati: વિહંગાવલોકન (vihaṅgāvlokan) — view from directly or high above
  • Gujarati: ઊડતી નજર (ūḍatī najar) — view from directly or high above
  • Hungarian: madártávlat — view from directly or high above
  • Italian: vista a volo d'uccello — view from directly or high above
  • Italian: prospettiva a volo d'uccello — view from directly or high above
  • Japanese: 鳥瞰 (chōkan) — view from directly or high above
  • Korean: 조감 (jogam) — view from directly or high above
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fugleperspektiv — view from directly or high above
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fugleperspektiv — view from directly or high above
  • Polish: widok z lotu ptaka — view from directly or high above
  • Serbo-Croatian: ptičja perspektiva — view from directly or high above
  • Spanish: vista aérea — view from directly or high above
  • Spanish: vista elevada — view from directly or high above
  • Spanish: vista de pájaro — view from directly or high above
  • Telugu: విహంగవీక్షణము (vihaṅgavīkṣaṇamu) — view from directly or high above
  • Turkish: kuş bakışı — view from directly or high above