std::counted_iterator

#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

using std::operator""s;

void print(auto const remark, auto const& v)
{
    const auto size = std::ssize(v);
    std::cout << remark << '[' << size << "] { ";
    for (auto it = std::counted_iterator{std::cbegin(v), size};
         it != std::default_sentinel; ++it)
        std::cout << *it << (it.count() > 1 ? ", " : " ");
    std::cout << "}\n";
}

int main()
{
    const auto src = {"Arcturus"s, "Betelgeuse"s, "Canopus"s, "Deneb"s, "Elnath"s};
    print("src", src);
    std::vector<decltype(src)::value_type> dst;
    std::ranges::copy(std::counted_iterator{src.begin(), 3},
                      std::default_sentinel,
                      std::back_inserter(dst));
    print("dst", dst);
}

Вывод:

src[5] { Arcturus, Betelgeuse, Canopus, Deneb, Elnath }
dst[3] { Arcturus, Betelgeuse, Canopus }