# How to have a view from a room of my house as I was as small as an "ant"?

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**Created:** [February 6, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-have-a-view-from-a-room-of-my-house-as-i-was-as-small-as-an-ant/115584 "2020-02-06T17:22:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![marcelo0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@marcelo0](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/marcelo0)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-have-a-view-from-a-room-of-my-house-as-i-was-as-small-as-an-ant/115584/1 "2020-02-06T17:22:33Z")

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Hi ! : )

I just would like to go in the middle of my living room and then see all of its ceiling as I was as small as an ant… (to be able to see all corners , the stairs , etc…). at the moment , I can only see one (or max 2 ) corners at the same time…

thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![222unknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/b5e925/32.png) [@222unknown](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/222unknown)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-have-a-view-from-a-room-of-my-house-as-i-was-as-small-as-an-ant/115584/2 "2020-02-06T17:26:36Z")

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I believe you’ll want to change your Field of View setting.

> 1. Select the Zoom tool by pressing Z on your keyboard.
> 2. Type in an angle (in degrees) that represents how wide you’d like your view to be, and press Enter — this is your field of view. For a 45 degree FOV, you’d type 45deg. The larger the angle, the more you’ll be able to see. SketchUp’s default FOV is 35 degrees, but 60 degrees is much handier for interior views.

> **[Setting your field of view](https://blog.sketchup.com/article/setting-your-field-view)**
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> Ever been inside your SketchUp model and wished you could see a wider-angle view? Just set your field of view!

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**Author:** ![marcelo0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@marcelo0](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/marcelo0)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-have-a-view-from-a-room-of-my-house-as-i-was-as-small-as-an-ant/115584/3 "2020-02-06T18:35:56Z")

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thank you very much!!!

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**Author:** ![whiterabbitdesigncompany](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/whiterabbitdesigncompany/32/84739_2.png) [@whiterabbitdesigncompany](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/whiterabbitdesigncompany)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-have-a-view-from-a-room-of-my-house-as-i-was-as-small-as-an-ant/115584/4 "2020-02-07T00:26:18Z")

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Also, for a more interactive experience, hold down the shift key while dragging the magnifier/zoom with left mouse button, this will also change the field of view.