If you want a high view of the city and don't have a drone (my case), you still could get it if you do some trekking to some of the mountains that...
The views from Cerro Santa Lucía over the expanse of Santiago were gorgeous. Gran Torre is framed by looming mountains shrouded in clouds.
Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago de Chile, viewed from the city's main square (named Plaza de Armas, of course) on a winter morning. The mirror...
Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago de Chile. The silver altar I believe, it's been 10 months since I took the photo.
The massive urban expanse of Santiago fills the basin between mountains.