a coined variation of
bird's-eye view, a view from above, such as that presented to the eye of a
flying bird. Eye view means "a view" and is a
term usually used with a possessive
noun (such as worm's,
bird's, child's or parent's) to
denote what is seen from the
viewpoint of the person or thing specified.
Bird's-eye view originated around the 1600s.