worm's-eye view

American  

[wurmz-ahy] / ˈwɜrmzˌaɪ /

noun

1. a perspective seen from below or from a low or inferior position.

   The new man will get a worm's-eye view of the corporate structure.

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worm's eye view British  

noun

1. a view seen from below or from a more lowly or humble point

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Etymology

Origin of worm's-eye view

First recorded in 1910–15; on the model of bird's-eye view

Example Sentences

"He was trying to get a sort of worm's-eye view," Martyn says.

From BBC

The head-hopping from one character’s point of view to another’s, the way the narration swoops from cosmic heights to the worm’s-eye view of the physical damage wrought by the “white ravage,” the expansive and mythic language, the presence of otherworldly wolves and underwater communities alongside kids on porches and police cars and school nurses, all these otherwise clashing elements become, in this cast, a cohesive whole, telling us that this, too, is America.

From New York Times

In fact, he enjoyed the worm’s-eye view that servility offered to him.

From Literature

But Wylie offers a unique, worm’s-eye view of the events of 2016.

From The Guardian

I'd chosen a bicycle for its simplicity and slowness of pace, and its immersive, worm's-eye view.

From BBC