Noun
view from the top (uncountable)
(idiomatic) The optimistic outlook of one who has recently achieved success.
The view from the top was pretty great, but then he was fired from his job the next day.
A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top. Confucius
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating. Denis Waitley
There are many paths up the mountain, but the view from the top is always the same. Chinese Proverb