A method for multiview video decoding, the method comprising: generating a reference picture list for a current view component, wherein generating the reference picture list comprises including in the reference picture list each view component of a first subset of a reference picture set of the current view component, followed by each view component in an inter-view reference picture set of the reference picture set of the current view component, followed by each view component of a second subset of the reference picture set of the current view component, and followed by each view component of a third subset of the reference picture set of the current view component, the first subset consisting of short-term reference view components that are prior to the current view component in both decoding order and output order, the second subset consisting of short-term reference view components that are prior to the current view component in decoding order and that succeed the current view component in output order, the third subset consisting of long-term reference view components that are prior to the current view component in decoding order, the inter-view reference picture set consisting of view components that are not from a current view and wherein the view components of the inter-view reference picture set are from a same access unit as the current view components and wherein the view components of the inter-view reference picture set are usable by the current view component for inter-view prediction reference; and decoding at least a portion of the current view component based on one or more reference pictures in the reference picture list. generating a reference picture list for a current view component, wherein generating the reference picture list comprises including in the reference picture list each view component of a first subset of a reference picture set of the current view component, followed by each view component in an inter-view reference picture set of the reference picture set of the current view component, followed by each view component of a second subset of the reference picture set of the current view component, and followed by each view component of a third subset of the reference picture set of the current view component, the first subset consisting of short-term reference view components that are prior to the current view component in both decoding order and output order, the second subset consisting of short-term reference view components that are prior to the current view component in decoding order and that succeed the current view component in output order, the third subset consisting of long-term reference view components that are prior to the current view component in decoding order, the inter-view reference picture set consisting of view components that are not from a current view and wherein the view components of the inter-view reference picture set are from a same access unit as the current view components and wherein the view components of the inter-view reference picture set are usable by the current view component for inter-view prediction reference; and decoding at least a portion of the current view component based on one or more reference pictures in the reference picture list.