
In the original PC version of The Sims, the camera was limited to an isometric perspective. In The Sims 3, ⇧ Shift + ⌅ Enter shifts the camera to the active household's home lot. Pressing ⏎ Return or ⌅ Enter causes the camera to focus on the selected Sim. Hotkeys can also be used to control the camera. Starting with The Sims 2 and The Urbz: Sims in the City, the camera control can be reverted to "The Sims 1 Style". In 3D games in the series, the camera can be rotated (horizontally) and tilted (vertically) around using the Ctrl + Right mouse combination, Shift + WASD keys or Ctrl + WASD or Arrow Keys (Windows and Mac OS X) the right analog/C-Stick (all consoles except the Wii) C + Control Stick (Wii). The camera can be panned around using edge scrolling, by right-clicking and dragging, or by using the WASD or arrow keys. keys, and zoomed in and out by using either the + and - or z and x keys.

In addition to using the buttons in the user interface, the camera can be rotated by using the, and.
