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When the viewpoint of the image is coming from a little higher than where the subject is, like you're standing taller than them.

Note: this tag is often used for the view of a character at a diagonal angle (a little to the side) and moderately above them. Contrast to bird's-eye_view which is usually directly above them looking straight down at them.

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