diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index cd02697..c9f5b86 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -1702,14 +1702,14 @@ function updateViewMode() {
         // Switching TO Street View (from Satellite/Map)
         // Transition: Animate Main Map shrinking into Minimap
 
+        // Show SV and Minimap immediately so they are visible behind the shrinking map
+        panoDiv.classList.remove('hidden-mode');
+        minimapContainer.classList.remove('hidden-mode');
+
+        // Trigger resize early to ensure pano is rendered correctly during reveal
+        google.maps.event.trigger(panorama, 'resize');
+
         animateMapToMinimap(() => {
-            // Show SV and Minimap, Hide Main Map
-            panoDiv.classList.remove('hidden-mode');
-            minimapContainer.classList.remove('hidden-mode');
-
-            // Fix Black Screen: Trigger resize when pano becomes visible
-            google.maps.event.trigger(panorama, 'resize');
-
             mainMapDiv.classList.add('hidden-mode');
             // Ensure styles are cleaned up
             mainMapDiv.style.top = '';
@@ -1743,8 +1743,7 @@ function updateViewMode() {
 
         if (mainMapDiv.classList.contains('hidden-mode')) {
             // Switching FROM Street View TO Map
-            // Hide SV immediately for clean transition? Or keep behind?
-            panoDiv.classList.add('hidden-mode');
+            // Keep SV visible behind for clean transition
 
             animateMapToFullscreen(() => {
                 minimapContainer.classList.add('hidden-mode');
@@ -1753,7 +1752,6 @@ function updateViewMode() {
             });
         } else {
             // Just switching Map <-> Satellite (No animation needed)
-            panoDiv.classList.add('hidden-mode');
             mainMapDiv.classList.remove('hidden-mode');
             minimapContainer.classList.add('hidden-mode');
         }