View Options overlay reference

Control what the Scene view displays, enable or disable audio and configure gizmos.

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Change what the

Scene

view displays. These controls only affect the Scene view during development and have no effect on the built game.

View option	Description
2D	View the scene in 2D or 3D. In 2D mode, the camera looks towards positive z, with the x-axis pointing right and the y-axis pointing up.
Audio	Enable or disable audio.
Effects	Enable or disable rendering effects. Use the dropdown to select the following effects: Enable or disable rendering effects. Use the dropdown to select from the following effects: Skybox: Show a skybox texture as the scene's background. Clouds: Shows cloud layers and volumetric clouds. Only available when using an SRP that supports clouds. Fog: Gradually fade the view to a flat color with distance from the camera. Flares: Lens flares on lights. Always Refresh: Display the animation of animated materials, such as grass waving on a Terrain. Post Processing: Show Post-processing effects. Particle Systems: Show Particle System effects.
Scene Visibility	Show or hide all hidden GameObjects (GameObjects marked as not visible in the Hierarchy window). For more information, refer to Scene Visibility.
Layers	Select which layers to display. For more information, refer to Layers.
Camera Settings	Configure the Scene view Camera. For more information, refer to Scene view Camera.
Gizmos	Enable or disable gizmos. Use the dropdown to select individual gizmos, or the Gizmos button for all gizmos. For more information, refer to Gizmos Menu.

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