You could use LEAD(expression,offset) , but this doesn't work with SELECT *. In addition to forcing your column collection to be verbose, this method will also end up with the potential to return more rows than there are results - filling in not-found rows with default values such as NULL.
SELECT TOP(5)
  LEAD( d.name                                                  , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [name]
, LEAD( d.database_id                                           , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [database_id]
, LEAD( d.source_database_id                                    , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [source_database_id]
, LEAD( d.owner_sid                                             , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [owner_sid]
, LEAD( d.create_date                                           , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [create_date]
, LEAD( d.compatibility_level                                   , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [compatibility_level]
, LEAD( d.collation_name                                        , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [collation_name]
, LEAD( d.user_access                                           , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [user_access]
, LEAD( d.user_access_desc                                      , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [user_access_desc]
, LEAD( d.is_read_only                                          , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_read_only]
, LEAD( d.is_auto_close_on                                      , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_auto_close_on]
, LEAD( d.is_auto_shrink_on                                     , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_auto_shrink_on]
, LEAD( d.state                                                 , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [state]
, LEAD( d.state_desc                                            , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [state_desc]
, LEAD( d.is_in_standby                                         , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_in_standby]
, LEAD( d.is_cleanly_shutdown                                   , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_cleanly_shutdown]
, LEAD( d.is_supplemental_logging_enabled                       , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_supplemental_logging_enabled]
, LEAD( d.snapshot_isolation_state                              , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [snapshot_isolation_state]
, LEAD( d.snapshot_isolation_state_desc                         , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [snapshot_isolation_state_desc]
, LEAD( d.is_read_committed_snapshot_on                         , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_read_committed_snapshot_on]
, LEAD( d.recovery_model                                        , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [recovery_model]
, LEAD( d.recovery_model_desc                                   , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [recovery_model_desc]
, LEAD( d.page_verify_option                                    , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [page_verify_option]
, LEAD( d.page_verify_option_desc                               , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [page_verify_option_desc]
, LEAD( d.is_auto_create_stats_on                               , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_auto_create_stats_on]
, LEAD( d.is_auto_create_stats_incremental_on                   , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_auto_create_stats_incremental_on]
, LEAD( d.is_auto_update_stats_on                               , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_auto_update_stats_on]
, LEAD( d.is_auto_update_stats_async_on                         , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_auto_update_stats_async_on]
, LEAD( d.is_ansi_null_default_on                               , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_ansi_null_default_on]
, LEAD( d.is_ansi_nulls_on                                      , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_ansi_nulls_on]
, LEAD( d.is_ansi_padding_on                                    , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_ansi_padding_on]
, LEAD( d.is_ansi_warnings_on                                   , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_ansi_warnings_on]
, LEAD( d.is_arithabort_on                                      , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_arithabort_on]
, LEAD( d.is_concat_null_yields_null_on                         , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_concat_null_yields_null_on]
, LEAD( d.is_numeric_roundabort_on                              , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_numeric_roundabort_on]
, LEAD( d.is_quoted_identifier_on                               , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_quoted_identifier_on]
, LEAD( d.is_recursive_triggers_on                              , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_recursive_triggers_on]
, LEAD( d.is_cursor_close_on_commit_on                          , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_cursor_close_on_commit_on]
, LEAD( d.is_local_cursor_default                               , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_local_cursor_default]
, LEAD( d.is_fulltext_enabled                                   , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_fulltext_enabled]
, LEAD( d.is_trustworthy_on                                     , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_trustworthy_on]
, LEAD( d.is_db_chaining_on                                     , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_db_chaining_on]
, LEAD( d.is_parameterization_forced                            , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_parameterization_forced]
, LEAD( d.is_master_key_encrypted_by_server                     , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_master_key_encrypted_by_server]
, LEAD( d.is_query_store_on                                     , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_query_store_on]
, LEAD( d.is_published                                          , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_published]
, LEAD( d.is_subscribed                                         , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_subscribed]
, LEAD( d.is_merge_published                                    , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_merge_published]
, LEAD( d.is_distributor                                        , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_distributor]
, LEAD( d.is_sync_with_backup                                   , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_sync_with_backup]
, LEAD( d.service_broker_guid                                   , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [service_broker_guid]
, LEAD( d.is_broker_enabled                                     , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_broker_enabled]
, LEAD( d.log_reuse_wait                                        , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [log_reuse_wait]
, LEAD( d.log_reuse_wait_desc                                   , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [log_reuse_wait_desc]
, LEAD( d.is_date_correlation_on                                , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_date_correlation_on]
, LEAD( d.is_cdc_enabled                                        , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_cdc_enabled]
, LEAD( d.is_encrypted                                          , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_encrypted]
, LEAD( d.is_honor_broker_priority_on                           , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_honor_broker_priority_on]
, LEAD( d.replica_id                                            , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [replica_id]
, LEAD( d.group_database_id                                     , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [group_database_id]
, LEAD( d.resource_pool_id                                      , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [resource_pool_id]
, LEAD( d.default_language_lcid                                 , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [default_language_lcid]
, LEAD( d.default_language_name                                 , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [default_language_name]
, LEAD( d.default_fulltext_language_lcid                        , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [default_fulltext_language_lcid]
, LEAD( d.default_fulltext_language_name                        , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [default_fulltext_language_name]
, LEAD( d.is_nested_triggers_on                                 , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_nested_triggers_on]
, LEAD( d.is_transform_noise_words_on                           , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_transform_noise_words_on]
, LEAD( d.two_digit_year_cutoff                                 , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [two_digit_year_cutoff]
, LEAD( d.containment                                           , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [containment]
, LEAD( d.containment_desc                                      , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [containment_desc]
, LEAD( d.target_recovery_time_in_seconds                       , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [target_recovery_time_in_seconds]
, LEAD( d.delayed_durability                                    , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [delayed_durability]
, LEAD( d.delayed_durability_desc                               , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [delayed_durability_desc]
, LEAD( d.is_memory_optimized_elevate_to_snapshot_on            , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_memory_optimized_elevate_to_snapshot_on]
, LEAD( d.is_federation_member                                  , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_federation_member]
, LEAD( d.is_remote_data_archive_enabled                        , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_remote_data_archive_enabled]
, LEAD( d.is_mixed_page_allocation_on                           , 5 ) OVER( ORDER BY d.name ASC )  [is_mixed_page_allocation_on]
FROM     sys.databases d
ORDER BY d.name  asc
As you can see, being a "Function", this also requires re-aliasing column names as well.