Abstract: A method for visualizing a route R to be followed by a vehicle F is disclosed. The method comprises: providing information about the position and orientation of the vehicle F with respect to its vehicle surroundings and with respect to a mobile terminal M (I), providing information about the profile of the route R to be followed (II), capturing vehicle surroundings of the vehicle F by means of a camera device of the mobile terminal M (III), determining the profile of the route R to be followed in the captured vehicle surroundings on the basis of the information provided (IV), displaying an image A of the captured vehicle surroundings on a display D of the mobile terminal M (V) and representing the profile of the route R to be followed in the image A of the captured vehicle surroundings (VI).