Quick glance

• Illuminating point
• Short summary
• Illuminating point made in newspaper cutting
• Illuminating comment
• Cursory glance
• Brief, insightful survey
• A short synopsis
• Summary found in newspaper cutting
• Immediate impression

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apercu \A`per`[,c]u"\ ([.a]`p[^a]r`s[.u]"), n.; pl. Aper[,c]us (-s[.u]"). [F., prop. p. p. of apercevoir to perceive.] A first view or glance, or the perception or estimation so obtained; an immediate apprehension or insight, appreciative rather than analytic. ...