<s>
A	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
is	O
an	O
elevated	O
view	O
of	O
an	O
object	O
or	O
location	O
from	O
a	O
very	O
steep	O
viewing	B-General_Concept
angle	I-General_Concept
,	O
creating	O
a	O
perspective	B-Architecture
as	O
if	O
the	O
observer	O
were	O
a	O
bird	O
in	O
flight	O
looking	O
downwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bird's-eye	B-Application
views	I-Application
can	O
be	O
an	O
aerial	O
photograph	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
a	O
drawing	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
often	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
blueprints	B-Application
,	O
floor	B-Application
plans	I-Application
and	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bird	B-Application
's	I-Application
eye	I-Application
views	I-Application
as	O
a	O
genre	O
have	O
existed	O
since	O
classical	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terms	O
aerial	B-Application
view	I-Application
and	O
aerial	B-Application
viewpoint	I-Application
are	O
also	O
sometimes	O
used	O
synonymous	O
with	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
aerial	B-Application
view	I-Application
can	O
refer	O
to	O
any	O
view	O
from	O
a	O
great	O
height	O
,	O
even	O
at	O
a	O
wide	O
angle	O
,	O
as	O
for	O
example	O
when	O
looking	O
sideways	O
from	O
an	O
airplane	O
window	O
or	O
from	O
a	O
mountain	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overhead	B-Application
view	I-Application
is	O
fairly	O
synonymous	O
with	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
but	O
tends	O
to	O
imply	O
a	O
vantage	O
point	O
of	O
a	O
lesser	O
height	O
than	O
the	O
latter	O
term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
computer	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
overhead	B-Application
view	I-Application
"	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
or	O
situation	O
often	O
places	O
the	O
vantage	O
point	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
feet	O
(	O
a	O
meter	O
or	O
two	O
)	O
above	O
human	O
height	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
top-down	O
perspective	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Bing	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
offers	O
direct	O
overhead	O
satellite	O
photos	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
planet	O
but	O
also	O
offers	O
a	O
feature	O
named	O
Bird	B-Application
's	I-Application
eye	I-Application
view	I-Application
in	O
some	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
filmmaking	O
and	O
video	O
production	O
,	O
a	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
shot	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
a	O
shot	O
looking	O
directly	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
subject	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
perspective	B-Architecture
is	O
very	O
foreshortened	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
subject	O
appear	O
short	O
and	O
squat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
shot	O
by	O
lifting	O
the	O
camera	B-Device
up	O
by	O
hands	O
or	O
by	O
hanging	O
it	O
off	O
something	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
support	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bird's-eye	B-Application
views	I-Application
are	O
common	O
in	O
the	O
broadcasting	O
of	O
sports	O
events	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
increased	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
Skycam	O
and	O
other	O
devices	O
like	O
it	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
CableCam	O
and	O
Spidercam	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
distinction	O
is	O
sometimes	O
drawn	O
between	O
a	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
and	O
a	O
bird's-flight	O
view	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
view-plan	O
in	O
isometrical	O
projection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
a	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
shows	O
a	O
scene	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
viewpoint	O
(	O
real	O
or	O
imagined	O
)	O
in	O
true	O
perspective	B-Architecture
,	O
including	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
foreshortening	O
of	O
more	O
distant	O
features	O
,	O
a	O
bird's-flight	O
view	O
combines	O
a	O
vertical	O
plan	O
of	O
ground-level	O
features	O
with	O
perspective	B-Architecture
views	I-Architecture
of	O
buildings	O
and	O
other	O
standing	O
features	O
,	O
all	O
presented	O
at	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
landscape	O
appears	O
"	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
unfold	O
itself	O
to	O
any	O
one	O
passing	O
over	O
it	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
a	O
balloon	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
height	O
sufficient	O
to	O
abolish	O
sharpness	O
of	O
perspective	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
yet	O
low	O
enough	O
to	O
allow	O
of	O
distinct	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
scene	O
beneath	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
