bird's eye view
An overview, as in This balcony gives us a bird's eye view of the town, or This course gives you a bird's eye view of history—from Eolithic man to the Gulf War in one semester. This expression can be used literally, for a panoramic view such as a bird might see, as well as figuratively. [c. 1600]
Words nearby bird's eye view
bird strike,
bird table,
bird walk,
bird watcher,
bird's beak,
bird's eye view,
bird's mouth,
bird's nest,
bird's-eye,
bird's-eye chilli,
bird's-eye maple