What's a word/phrase that can describe going from a detailed perspective to a more general one?

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I had a few ideas but I'm not sure any of the words I thought of would get the point exactly right. Anyway, I thought of using the phrase "zoomed out" as in:

He zooms out of a description on how drugs affect the human brain to a more general view  of their impact on society as a whole.

I'm not sure this works though.

Any ideas on whether this works or what I can replace it with?

Arne · Answer

I like zoom out. There's also:

generalize
take a bird's eye view
take a broader view
look at the bigger picture (perhaps over-used)
induce (as in inductive reasoning)

Christopher · Answer

He {broadened or expanded} his {perspective or application} on how drugs affect the human brain to a more general view of their impact on society as a whole.

What's a word/phrase that can describe going from a detailed perspective to a more general one?

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