Method for a computation unit for creating a presentation of a vehicle surroundings of a vehicle, comprising: - ascertaining in each case a first significant point (2a, 2b, 2c) for four lateral regions (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) of the vehicle, which point describes the position of an object that is closest to this side of the vehicle and has a minimum distance from the associated side of the vehicle, - ascertaining in each case a second significant point for four corner regions (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) of the vehicle, which point describes in each case the position of an object that is closest to the respective corner of the vehicle and has a minimum distance from the associated corner of the vehicle, wherein - the significant points (2a, 2b, 2c, 7a) are ascertained on the basis of a capturing operation of the surroundings of the vehicle carried out by a distance sensor system, - computing an envelope surrounding the vehicle, which is composed of four straight-line elements (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d) and of four curve elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), wherein • each of the straight-line elements (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d) lies in each case in one of the four lateral regions (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) of the vehicle, and • each of the curve elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) lies in each case in one of the four corner regions (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) of the vehicle, wherein each of the curve elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) describes a section of in each case one ellipse, wherein the centre of the ellipse, on which one of the curve elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) lies, lies at a contact point of two adjacent lateral regions (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d), wherein the envelope is computed such that it has a maximum distance from the vehicle and all significant points (2a, 2b, 2c, 7a) lie outside or on the envelope, and - capturing the vehicle surroundings in camera images and projecting the camera images onto a geometric projection surface in a virtual geometric space, which has wall regions that have a profile corresponding to the envelope. - ascertaining in each case a first significant point (2a, 2b, 2c) for four lateral regions (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) of the vehicle, which point describes the position of an object that is closest to this side of the vehicle and has a minimum distance from the associated side of the vehicle, - ascertaining in each case a second significant point for four corner regions (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) of the vehicle, which point describes in each case the position of an object that is closest to the respective corner of the vehicle and has a minimum distance from the associated corner of the vehicle, wherein - the significant points (2a, 2b, 2c, 7a) are ascertained on the basis of a capturing operation of the surroundings of the vehicle carried out by a distance sensor system, - computing an envelope surrounding the vehicle, which is composed of four straight-line elements (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d) and of four curve elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), wherein • each of the straight-line elements (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d) lies in each case in one of the four lateral regions (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) of the vehicle, and • each of the curve elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) lies in each case in one of the four corner regions (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) of the vehicle, wherein each of the curve elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) describes a section of in each case one ellipse, wherein the centre of the ellipse, on which one of the curve elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) lies, lies at a contact point of two adjacent lateral regions (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d), wherein the envelope is computed such that it has a maximum distance from the vehicle and all significant points (2a, 2b, 2c, 7a) lie outside or on the envelope, and • each of the straight-line elements (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d) lies in each case in one of the four lateral regions (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) of the vehicle, and • each of the curve elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) lies in each case in one of the four corner regions (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) of the vehicle, wherein each of the curve elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) describes a section of in each case one ellipse, wherein the centre of the ellipse, on which one of the curve elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) lies, lies at a contact point of two adjacent lateral regions (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d), - capturing the vehicle surroundings in camera images and projecting the camera images onto a geometric projection surface in a virtual geometric space, which has wall regions that have a profile corresponding to the envelope.