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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