This kind of perspective is best used when the artist is confronted by a complex scene in which the viewpoint is not at ground level.

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including the octave, the answer would 8 notes in a major scale with one note being played twice. ex) c major scale includes: c, d, e, f, g, a, b, c

notice that c is played twice

however, if you were to ask me how many different notes are in a major scale- the answer would be 7.