A method for displaying a picture of a virtual environment, performed by a computer device, the method comprising: displaying a first virtual environment picture, the first virtual environment picture being a picture obtained by observing the virtual environment by using a first observation position as an observation center, the first virtual environment picture displaying a master virtual character at a first position in the virtual environment, and the first observation position being determined according to the first position; displaying a second virtual environment picture in place of the first virtual environment picture, the second virtual environment picture being a picture obtained by observing the virtual environment by using a second observation position as the observation center, the second virtual environment picture displaying the master virtual character at a second position and a target virtual character at a third position in the virtual environment, and the second observation position being determined according to the second position; and displaying a third virtual environment picture in place of the second virtual environment picture and triggered by the target virtual character appearing in the second virtual environment picture, the third virtual environment picture being a picture obtained by observing the virtual environment by using a third observation position as the observation center, the third virtual environment picture displaying the master virtual character at the second position and the target virtual character at the third position in the virtual environment, and the third observation position being determined according to the second position and the third position, and the third observation position being a shifted position towards the target virtual character. displaying a first virtual environment picture, the first virtual environment picture being a picture obtained by observing the virtual environment by using a first observation position as an observation center, the first virtual environment picture displaying a master virtual character at a first position in the virtual environment, and the first observation position being determined according to the first position; displaying a second virtual environment picture in place of the first virtual environment picture, the second virtual environment picture being a picture obtained by observing the virtual environment by using a second observation position as the observation center, the second virtual environment picture displaying the master virtual character at a second position and a target virtual character at a third position in the virtual environment, and the second observation position being determined according to the second position; and displaying a third virtual environment picture in place of the second virtual environment picture and triggered by the target virtual character appearing in the second virtual environment picture, the third virtual environment picture being a picture obtained by observing the virtual environment by using a third observation position as the observation center, the third virtual environment picture displaying the master virtual character at the second position and the target virtual character at the third position in the virtual environment, and the third observation position being determined according to the second position and the third position, and the third observation position being a shifted position towards the target virtual character.