Image processing apparatus, image processing method and storage medium

An image processing method comprising:

• obtaining images based on image capturing by a plurality of cameras capturing an imaging area in a plurality of directions;
• obtaining viewpoint information that represents a virtual viewpoint;
• and
• generating a virtual viewpoint image based on the obtained images and on the obtained viewpoint information, so that in the virtual viewpoint image, transparency of an object at a position that shields an object of interest determined among a plurality of objects positioned in the imaging area is higher than transparency of an object at a position that does not shield the object of interest.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an image processing method, the image processing method comprising:

• obtaining an image based on image capturing by a plurality of cameras capturing an imaging area in a plurality of directions;
• obtaining viewpoint information that represents a virtual viewpoint;
• and
• generating a virtual viewpoint image based on the obtained image and on the obtained viewpoint information, so that in the virtual viewpoint image, transparency of an object at a position that shields an object of interest determined among a plurality of objects positioned in the imaging area is higher than transparency of an object at a position that does not shield the object of interest.