Navigation apparatus and navigation method

A navigation method comprising the steps of:

• causing positioning means to measure a current position;
• causing route guidance screen generating means to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from the current position to a destination and display the route guidance screen on displaying means;
• and
• causing guidance image generating means to, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, generate a guidance image in which a display subject representing the destination is highlighted such that the display subject is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject and display the guidance image on the displaying means.

A navigation apparatus comprising:

• a positioning unit configured to measure a current position;
• a route guidance screen generation unit configured to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from the current position to a destination and display the route guidance screen on a display unit;
• and
• a guidance image generation unit configured to, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, generate a guidance image in which a display subject representing the destination is highlighted such that the display subject is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject and display the guidance image on the display unit.