big picture; overall situation; general perspective
Refers to the broad, overall view of a situation rather than details. Often used in phrases like 大局を見る (see the big picture) or 大局的に見て (from a broad perspective).
You should judge by looking at the big picture rather than the details.
From a broad perspective, this plan was a success.
overall board situation (go)
In the game of Go, refers to the overall state of the board, as opposed to local fights. Also used metaphorically in strategy contexts.
Professional Go players always play with the whole board in mind.
broad; wide; large-scale
broad view; big picture; wide perspective
Taikyoku shogi
seeing the big picture; taking a broad view
Compound of 大 (big) and 局 (situation, board). The Go-specific sense is an extension of the general meaning.