Forest

I knew the meaning of " Unable to see the woods or forest for the trees".
However that is not my point. My phrase is attempting to illustrate the
seeing of the forest, but it blocks the seeing of the trees.
That is to say one sees the forest but cannot see the trees.
So the big picture takes over leaving all small things lost.

Your original post said "Define: Sometimes the forest gets in the way of the trees." What were you asking? If you were asking for a traditional phrase that expresses that meaning, a meaning opposite to the one we usually hear, "can't see the forest for the trees," the closest one I know is "God is in the details."