A security document with viewing direction-dependent safety feature, the security document having a document body with a transparent volume region extending at least up to an outer surface, in which the document body is formed from a transparent material, in the interior of which localized laser-induced material changes are formed, wherein the laser-induced material changes are formed at different distances relative to the outer surface in the transparent volume region, wherein at least a plurality of the laser-induced material changes span a planar or semi-planar flat plane structure, the plane structure thickness of which is in the order of magnitude of the extent of the individual material changes spanning the flat plane structure, wherein at least one distinctive viewing direction corresponds with the one planar or semi-planar flat plane structure, wherein the at least one distinctive viewing direction is defined relative to the document body, and of which one flat plane structure only a plane structure thickness is detectable at least in a section when viewed from the distinctive viewing direction of the document body, but, from other viewing directions, the laminar nature of the planar or semi-planar flat plane structure is recognizable, wherein at least a further plurality of the laser-induced material changes span a further planar or semi-planar flat plane structure, the plane structure thickness of which is in the order of magnitude of the extent of the individual material changes spanning the further planar or semi-planar flat plane structure and at least one further distinctive viewing direction corresponds with the one further planar or semi-planar flat plane structure, the at least one further distinctive viewing direction being defined relative to the document body, and of which one further planar or semi-planar flat plane structure only a plane structure thickness is detectable at least in a section when viewing the document body from the further distinctive viewing direction, but, from other viewing directions, the laminar nature of the further planar or semi-planar flat plane structure is recognizable, characterized in that the at least one distinctive viewing direction and the at least one further distinctive viewing direction are different from one another. wherein the laser-induced material changes are formed at different distances relative to the outer surface in the transparent volume region, wherein at least a plurality of the laser-induced material changes span a planar or semi-planar flat plane structure, the plane structure thickness of which is in the order of magnitude of the extent of the individual material changes spanning the flat plane structure, wherein at least one distinctive viewing direction corresponds with the one planar or semi-planar flat plane structure, wherein the at least one distinctive viewing direction is defined relative to the document body, and of which one flat plane structure only a plane structure thickness is detectable at least in a section when viewed from the distinctive viewing direction of the document body, but, from other viewing directions, the laminar nature of the planar or semi-planar flat plane structure is recognizable, wherein at least a further plurality of the laser-induced material changes span a further planar or semi-planar flat plane structure, the plane structure thickness of which is in the order of magnitude of the extent of the individual material changes spanning the further planar or semi-planar flat plane structure and at least one further distinctive viewing direction corresponds with the one further planar or semi-planar flat plane structure, the at least one further distinctive viewing direction being defined relative to the document body, and of which one further planar or semi-planar flat plane structure only a plane structure thickness is detectable at least in a section when viewing the document body from the further distinctive viewing direction, but, from other viewing directions, the laminar nature of the further planar or semi-planar flat plane structure is recognizable, characterized in that the at least one distinctive viewing direction and the at least one further distinctive viewing direction are different from one another.