A system, comprising: a plurality of sensors; at least one user interface; at least one display; and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the display, the at least one user interface and the plurality of sensors, the at least one processor configured to: output, to the at least one display, a synthetic vision system, SVS, taxi mode exocentric view of an aircraft while the aircraft is performing taxi operations, while the aircraft is on ground, and when the aircraft is not in a predetermined exclusion zone, the predetermined exclusion zone including portions of a runway where the aircraft is able to begin taking off; and output, to the at least one display, an SVS flight mode egocentric view from the aircraft when the aircraft is in the predetermined exclusion zone, wherein the at least one display is configured to display the SVS taxi mode exocentric view until the aircraft is in the predetermined exclusion zone and to display the SVS flight mode egocentric view when the aircraft is in the predetermined exclusion zone; wherein the SVS taxi mode exocentric view has an eyepoint above and behind the aircraft, wherein the predetermined exclusion zone is based at least on a minimum required take-off distance, wherein the minimum required take-off distance is defined as one or more of a fraction of a length of the runway, an aircraft-specific constant or a calculation by a flight management system, FMS, wherein a pilot of the aircraft is able to make an auto selection for a SVS taxi mode via the at least one user interface, wherein the auto selection of the SVS taxi mode enables the at least one processor to automatically transition between the SVS taxi mode exocentric view and the SVS flight mode egocentric view. a plurality of sensors; at least one user interface; at least one display; and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the display, the at least one user interface and the plurality of sensors, the at least one processor configured to: output, to the at least one display, a synthetic vision system, SVS, taxi mode exocentric view of an aircraft while the aircraft is performing taxi operations, while the aircraft is on ground, and when the aircraft is not in a predetermined exclusion zone, the predetermined exclusion zone including portions of a runway where the aircraft is able to begin taking off; and output, to the at least one display, an SVS flight mode egocentric view from the aircraft when the aircraft is in the predetermined exclusion zone, output, to the at least one display, a synthetic vision system, SVS, taxi mode exocentric view of an aircraft while the aircraft is performing taxi operations, while the aircraft is on ground, and when the aircraft is not in a predetermined exclusion zone, the predetermined exclusion zone including portions of a runway where the aircraft is able to begin taking off; and output, to the at least one display, an SVS flight mode egocentric view from the aircraft when the aircraft is in the predetermined exclusion zone, wherein the at least one display is configured to display the SVS taxi mode exocentric view until the aircraft is in the predetermined exclusion zone and to display the SVS flight mode egocentric view when the aircraft is in the predetermined exclusion zone; wherein the SVS taxi mode exocentric view has an eyepoint above and behind the aircraft, wherein the predetermined exclusion zone is based at least on a minimum required take-off distance, wherein the minimum required take-off distance is defined as one or more of a fraction of a length of the runway, an aircraft-specific constant or a calculation by a flight management system, FMS, wherein a pilot of the aircraft is able to make an auto selection for a SVS taxi mode via the at least one user interface, wherein the auto selection of the SVS taxi mode enables the at least one processor to automatically transition between the SVS taxi mode exocentric view and the SVS flight mode egocentric view.