How to use Google Street View on Google Maps: Tour unfamiliar areas and use Live View for real time directions

Wed, 05/29/2024 - 13:56

A blue Google Street View car, featuring a multi-lens camera affixed to the top, drives down a street in Germany. The car features an image of a coral reef, and the words — Using millions of images collected from its fleet of cars, Google Street View gives you an immersive, 360-degree view of what your destination looks like.
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Google Street View lets you see a 360-degree view of your destination before you get there.
Google Street View is accessible through Google Maps on both desktop and mobile.
You can also use Live View in Google Maps for a live view of your route and directions in real time.

Knowing the names of streets and general directions when you're going somewhere new is extremely helpful. But being able to see your destination in advance, and know what the area around it looks like, is even better.