The phrase 'a glimpse from' is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used when referring to a small but meaningful glimpse of something. For example: "I caught a glimpse from the window of a beautiful sunset."
Photo: As a brush fire burned yesterday in Edison, N.J., onlookers tried to get a glimpse from several vantage points.
"The Valkyries" contains a glimpse, from Christina's perspective, of life with an aspiring magician: "There were rituals, exercises, practices.
But a glimpse from a four-seater airplane of the valley's mountains, alpine lakes, rivers, canyons, forests and lava flows helped set the stage.
But it is noteworthy that a company so highly geared to fine dining can attract more than a glimpse from investors during a recession.
As crowds of onlookers braved the bitter cold to catch a glimpse from the Union Street bridge, curiosity turned to concern as the dolphin appeared to be having difficulty swimming in the narrow 1.8-mile-long waterway.
The hourlong tour of the many-times-restored interior allows a glimpse, from across the Assembly Room, of the Rising Sun chair in which George Washington sat as he presided over the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
This manuscript, a major technical achievement, gives an initial glimpse from a new perspective on several long-standing issues and controversies in protein biophysics.
This is new, says Corey Smyth of Blacksmith Music, Staples' manager, who can usually be found bouncing in the wings of each show, a glimpse away from Staples.
The backdrop here is a shifting focus to the cloud but very much in a VMware centric view of the world, which you can get a glimpse of from my last post.
The people you catch a glimpse of from the bus and wonder, What the fuck is that person doing?
The resulting hodgepodge of gorgeous snapshots follow a recent glimpse from atop the World Trade Center taken back in December, when the building was both decked out in festive lights and engulfed in fog.
