Use Street View in Google Earth

You can use Street View to explore places more closely. Zoom in to check out buildings, landmarks, bridges, and more.

Open Street View

1. On your computer, open Google Earth.
2. Click a place or search for a location.
3. At the bottom, click Pegman.
4. Select a highlighted area.

Change your view

• To change your view: Drag the screen.
• To return to a north-facing view: At the bottom right, click the explore compass.
• If you move to a new area, white arrows appear on screen. Click an arrow to move in that direction.

Zoom in or out

• For a closer view: At the bottom right, click add Zoom in.
• For a farther view: At the bottom right, click remove Zoom out.

Explore historical Street View imagery

Historical Street View imagery lets you seamlessly explore panoramic street-level imagery from different time periods within an immersive 3D environment. With this feature, you can travel back in time and see how places have changed over the years.

To explore historical Street View imagery, do the following:

1. Click a place or search for a location.
2. At the bottom, click Pegman.
3. Select a highlighted area.
4. Select history See more dates to open the Street View timeline.
• A slider or collection of thumbnails appears, showing the available dates.
• Select a specific date to load the historical Street View imagery for that time.
5. To return to the most recent imagery, click first_page Back to latest.

Report a problem

To report an image quality issue or request blurring for Street View imagery:

1. On your computer, open Google Earth.
2. Click a place or search for a location.
3. At the bottom, click Pegman.
4. Select a highlighted area.
5. At the bottom left, click Report a problem.
6. Fill out the form and click Submit.

Learn more about Street View privacy policies.

Exit Street View

To exit Street View, at the top left, click arrow_back Back.

To turn off Street View mode, click close Close or tap Pegman.