Aerial perspective (disambiguation)
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Aerial perspective can refer to:
- Aerial perspectiveAerial perspectiveAerial perspective or atmospheric perspective refers to the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as it is viewed from a distance. As the distance between an object and a viewer increases, the contrast between the object and its background decreases, and the contrast of any...
or atmospheric perspective is the effect on the appearance of an object by the atmosphere between it and a viewer. - For art, photography, diagrams, maps, etc., that depict landscapes or other subjects as though viewed from overhead or from high in the air see : aerial photographyAerial photographyAerial photography is the taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated position. The term usually refers to images in which the camera is not supported by a ground-based structure. Cameras may be hand held or mounted, and photographs may be taken by a photographer, triggered remotely or...
, aerial landscape artAerial landscape artAerial landscape art includes paintings and other visual arts which depict or evoke the appearance of a landscape from a perspective above it—usually from a considerable distance—as it might be viewed from an aircraft or spacecraft. Sometimes the art is based not on direct observation but on aerial...
, bird's-eye viewBird's-eye viewA bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird, often used in the making of blueprints, floor plans and maps.It can be an aerial photograph, but also a drawing...
, or top-down perspective.