When viewing the landscape from above certain limitations are instantly brought to light. The first of these is the difficulty in identifying objects, such as the style of buildings and their use as well as their age (although presumptions have been made about these above!). The second is a sense of scale, although we maybe able to pick out a reference point such as a car or a person.

This view also has its advantages, in this case one of the defining features of the landscape is that it has been created by man rather than nature. This is evident in the way trees and roads have been used as (and perhaps become) boundaries. The different approaches to planning can also be seen easily from above, an example being the roads rigid grid pattern of the top right in comparison to the curving roads in the bottom left, once again dependent on period and function.