Vehicular display system

A vehicular display system that is mounted on a vehicle to show an image of a surrounding area of the vehicle, the vehicular display system comprising:

• an imaging unit that captures the image of the surrounding area of the vehicle;
• an image processing unit that converts the image captured by the imaging unit into a view image that is an image of the surrounding area of the vehicle seen from inside of a cabin;
• and
• a display unit that shows the view image generated by the image processing unit, wherein
• the image processing unit can generate, as the view image, a rear-view image and a front-view image, the rear-view image being acquired when an area behind the vehicle is seen from a first virtual viewpoint located in the cabin, and the front-view image being acquired when an area in front of the vehicle is seen from a second virtual viewpoint that is located behind the first virtual viewpoint in the cabin,
• the display unit shows the rear-view image when the vehicle travels backward, shows the front-view image when the vehicle travels forward, and shows both of the view images at substantially the same angle of view,
• the first virtual viewpoint is set at a position above and in front of an eyepoint of a driver who is seated on a driver's seat, and the second virtual viewpoint is set at a position above and behind the driver's eyepoint,
• in a side view, the first virtual viewpoint is set on a first inclined line that runs through a first target position on a road surface and the driver's eyepoint, the first target position being separated from a rear end of the vehicle by a braking distance during slow travel, and
• in the side view, the second virtual viewpoint is set on a second inclined line that runs through a second target position on the road surface and the driver's eyepoint, the second target position being separated from a front end of the vehicle by the braking distance during the slow travel.