Vehicle, in particular commercial vehicle, which is equipped with a viewing system, wherein the viewing system comprises: an image capture unit attached to the vehicle, a computing unit connected to the image capture unit, and a reproducing unit connected to the computing unit, wherein the image capture unit comprises a lens, which has an optical axis, and a digital image sensing unit, wherein the image capture unit is attached to the vehicle such that, in use, a viewing area on the side of the vehicle is sensed with at least a part of a first legally-prescribed field of view and at least a part of a second legally-prescribed field of view, and wherein the first legally-prescribed field of view is configured such that the driver can see at least a 5 m wide, flat, horizontal portion of the road, which is bounded by a plane parallel to the median longitudinal vertical plane and passing through the outermost point of the vehicle on the driver's side and the passenger's side of the vehicle, respectively, and which extends from 30 m behind the driver's eye to the horizon, and such that the driver can see the road over a width of 1 m, which is bounded by a plane parallel to the median longitudinal vertical plane and passing through the outermost point of the vehicle starting from a point 4 m behind the vertical plane passing through the driver's eye, wherein the lens is disposed with respect to the digital image sensing unit such that the optical axis extends through the part of the first legally-prescribed field of view that is reproduced on the digital image sensing unit, and wherein the optical axis is shifted towards the vehicle such that the optical axis extends through the part of the first legally-prescribed field of view. an image capture unit attached to the vehicle, a computing unit connected to the image capture unit, and a reproducing unit connected to the computing unit, wherein the image capture unit comprises a lens, which has an optical axis, and a digital image sensing unit, wherein the image capture unit is attached to the vehicle such that, in use, a viewing area on the side of the vehicle is sensed with at least a part of a first legally-prescribed field of view and at least a part of a second legally-prescribed field of view, and wherein the first legally-prescribed field of view is configured such that the driver can see at least a 5 m wide, flat, horizontal portion of the road, which is bounded by a plane parallel to the median longitudinal vertical plane and passing through the outermost point of the vehicle on the driver's side and the passenger's side of the vehicle, respectively, and which extends from 30 m behind the driver's eye to the horizon, and such that the driver can see the road over a width of 1 m, which is bounded by a plane parallel to the median longitudinal vertical plane and passing through the outermost point of the vehicle starting from a point 4 m behind the vertical plane passing through the driver's eye, wherein the lens is disposed with respect to the digital image sensing unit such that the optical axis extends through the part of the first legally-prescribed field of view that is reproduced on the digital image sensing unit, and wherein the optical axis is shifted towards the vehicle such that the optical axis extends through the part of the first legally-prescribed field of view.