bird's-eye view

A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird.

The opposite is a worm's-eye view.

See also

  • first_person_view
  • foreshortening
  • high-angle_view - When the viewpoint of the image is coming from a little higher than where the subject is, like you're standing taller than them.
    • bird's-eye_view - When the viewpoint of the image is directly overhead of the subject, almost like you were flying over them.
  • low-angle_view - Where the viewpoint is coming from a little lower than the subject, like you're looking slightly up at them.
    • worm's-eye_view - Where the viewpoint is coming from directly underneath the subject, like you're standing straight underneath them or very close to that.
  • perspective

The following tags are aliased to this tag: bird's_eye_view, birds_eye_view, overhead (learn more).

This tag implicates high-angle_view (learn more).

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