盲人摸象

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole

multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole

to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)

lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture

to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly

unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture