I am writing a scientific paper, and I want to convey the idea that one advantage of a centralized management approach is that it provides a "bird's eye point of view." However, I found few other papers that use this expression, particularly in my research field. Is it considered informal? Is there a better way to express this?
Learn English – Is “bird’s eye point of view” considered informal
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In my opinion, it is fine to use this phrase in a scientific paper, but there are other better ways to convey this. "A Bird's Eye View" or "a bird's eye point of view" can be confused with a top-down view. I think the word you are looking for is "overview".