Cursory glance

• Instant impression
• Rapid view: Fr
• Brief summary
• Brief glimpse
• Brief, insightful survey
• Hasty glance, in France
• A short synopsis
• Summary one takes off copper

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. ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"quick impression, sketch, brief survey," 1820s, from French aperçu (18c. in this sense), noun use of past participle of apercevoir "to perceive" (11c.), from Gallo-Roman *adpercipere , from Latin ad "to" (see ad- ) + percipere "to perceive" (see perceive ...