1. A method, comprising: performing, by a computing device: displaying a map view of a map in a map display, wherein said map view comprises two-dimensional map image data; obtaining input selecting another map view of the map, wherein said other map view comprises two-dimensional map image data; and in response to the input, displaying a transition animation from the displayed map view to the selected map view, comprising: determining a spatial relationship between the map image data of the displayed map view and the map image data of the selected map view in a virtual space; projecting the map image data of the displayed map view and the map image data of the selected map view in the virtual space according to the determined spatial relationship; matching the projected map image data of the displayed map view and the projected map image data of the selected map view; blending the matched image data of the displayed map view and the map image data of the selected map view to generate a plurality of map views in the virtual space between the displayed map view and the selected map view to render the transition animation to illustrate moving in the virtual space from the displayed map view to the selected map view; and displaying the selected map view in the map display.