Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
A compositional viewpoint in which the viewer looks down at the landscape from an elevated vantage point, showing a broad, expansive view of the terrain.
AP course connection
Topic 4.3: 4.3 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Later European and American Art