diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/animateView.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/animateView.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f25fda18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/animateView.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { animateView } from './animateView';
+
+describe('animateView (reduced motion)', () => {
+	const from = { x: 0, y: 0, z: 1 };
+	const to = { x: 80, y: -30, z: 2 };
+
+	it('snaps straight to the target in a single frame when reduced motion is on', () => {
+		const onFrame = vi.fn();
+		const cancel = animateView(from, to, onFrame, { reducedMotion: true });
+
+		expect(onFrame).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(onFrame).toHaveBeenCalledWith(to);
+		expect(typeof cancel).toBe('function');
+		cancel();
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/animateView.ts b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/animateView.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72754899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/animateView.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { lerpView, type PanZoomState } from '$lib/person/genealogy/panZoom';
+
+/** Fit / recentre animation duration (US-PAN-004 AC2: ≤ 300 ms). */
+export const VIEW_ANIM_MS = 300;
+
+const easeOutCubic = (t: number) => 1 - Math.pow(1 - t, 3);
+
+/** Snapshot of the user's reduced-motion preference (non-reactive, browser-only). */
+export function prefersReducedMotion(): boolean {
+	return typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.matchMedia === 'function'
+		? window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches
+		: false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Tween the view from `from` to `to`, calling `onFrame` with each interpolated
+ * state. Honors reduced motion by snapping straight to the target (NFR-A11Y-003,
+ * REQ-PAN-005). Returns a cancel function.
+ */
+export function animateView(
+	from: PanZoomState,
+	to: PanZoomState,
+	onFrame: (state: PanZoomState) => void,
+	opts: { reducedMotion?: boolean; durationMs?: number } = {}
+): () => void {
+	if (opts.reducedMotion) {
+		onFrame(to);
+		return () => {};
+	}
+	const duration = opts.durationMs ?? VIEW_ANIM_MS;
+	const start = performance.now();
+	let raf = requestAnimationFrame(function step(now: number) {
+		const t = Math.min(1, (now - start) / duration);
+		onFrame(lerpView(from, to, easeOutCubic(t)));
+		if (t < 1) raf = requestAnimationFrame(step);
+	});
+	return () => cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/panZoom.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/panZoom.test.ts
index 441c3b76..fcde710b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/panZoom.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/panZoom.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 	zoomAtPoint,
 	recentreOn,
 	clampPan,
+	lerpView,
 	DEFAULT_VIEW,
 	DEFAULT_ZOOM,
 	LEGIBLE_ZOOM,
@@ -166,3 +167,17 @@ describe('clampPan', () => {
 		expect(clampPan({ x: 100, y: -50, z: 2 }, 1000, 800)).toEqual({ x: 100, y: -50, z: 2 });
 	});
 });
+
+describe('lerpView', () => {
+	const from = { x: 0, y: 0, z: 1 };
+	const to = { x: 100, y: -40, z: 2 };
+
+	it('returns the start at t=0 and the end at t=1', () => {
+		expect(lerpView(from, to, 0)).toEqual(from);
+		expect(lerpView(from, to, 1)).toEqual(to);
+	});
+
+	it('interpolates each axis linearly at t=0.5', () => {
+		expect(lerpView(from, to, 0.5)).toEqual({ x: 50, y: -20, z: 1.5 });
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/panZoom.ts b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/panZoom.ts
index 3190ed3c..9b83cd27 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/panZoom.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/panZoom.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ export function zoomAtPoint(
 	};
 }
 
+/** Linearly interpolate between two view states (drives fit/recentre tweening). */
+export function lerpView(from: PanZoomState, to: PanZoomState, t: number): PanZoomState {
+	return {
+		x: from.x + (to.x - from.x) * t,
+		y: from.y + (to.y - from.y) * t,
+		z: from.z + (to.z - from.z) * t
+	};
+}
+
 /**
  * Clamp the pan offset so the canvas cannot be dragged off the edge (US-PAN-001
  * AC4 — no infinite scroll). The pannable range on each axis is half the
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
index ad14c2be..24f9a98d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 	clampZoom,
 	ZOOM_STEP_KB
 } from '$lib/person/genealogy/panZoom';
+import { animateView, prefersReducedMotion } from '$lib/person/genealogy/animateView';
 import type { components } from '$lib/generated/api';
 
 type PersonNodeDTO = components['schemas']['PersonNodeDTO'];
@@ -37,8 +38,12 @@ function zoomIn() {
 function zoomOut() {
 	view = { ...view, z: clampZoom(view.z - ZOOM_STEP_KB) };
 }
+let cancelAnimation = () => {};
 function fitToScreen() {
-	view = DEFAULT_VIEW;
+	cancelAnimation();
+	cancelAnimation = animateView(view, DEFAULT_VIEW, (v) => (view = v), {
+		reducedMotion: prefersReducedMotion()
+	});
 }
 </script>