How to “spin” camera view.

[Epictetus]

I placed a station behind a city and the realized I was unable to view it. I could not spin the camera around in circles like I can in other games. In those I hold down the middle mouse button but it seems it’s not possible. Am I missing something or is it just not possible?

[PunCrathod]

The game is sprite based. For some of the buildings there are no graphics for other angles, Back in 1994 when the original transport tycoon was released computers didn't have the memory for multiple angles for every building and 3D models would have been even more taxing. So no spinning the camera.

[Brumi]

You can press X on your keyboard to make buildings transparent, which enables you to see better in this case.
Or you can open Transparency options (available from the "gear icon" menu) for finer control.

[DarkHoodness]

OpenTTD is the way it is due to limitations of the original game, and backwards compatibility with the many, many mods that have been released over the years. But anything can be made transparent through the menu - Either as shadows, or completely invisible. Use the buttons below each icon to toggle this. Here's a screenshot from a guide I made:

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1722038604164661852/1AA07B3D566522B0D7F0B100A2044AFBCBFC1784/

Be careful when deleting or building over invisible trees, especially around towns - They may get upset with you and stop you from building stations. Use the "Zone" button under a town's "Local Authority" to see its area of influence.

[Epictetus]

Thanks all. I assumed as much so I just need to plan my layouts differently.