perched, situated high up
Le château était perché au sommet de la colline.
The castle was perched on top of the hill.
Et perché sur un arbre, j'observais l'agitation.
And perched in a tree, I watched the commotion.
— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
Le bonheur est comme un moineau perché sur un arbre.
Happiness is like a sparrow perched on a tree.
— La petite Véra (1988)
Un perroquet était perché sur l'épaule du capitaine.
A parrot was perched on the captain's shoulder.
Le village est perché sur une colline.
The village is perched on a hill.