diff --git a/frontend-nuxt/assets/css/leaflet-overrides.css b/frontend-nuxt/assets/css/leaflet-overrides.css
index 05348f8..1c23fa2 100644
--- a/frontend-nuxt/assets/css/leaflet-overrides.css
+++ b/frontend-nuxt/assets/css/leaflet-overrides.css
@@ -9,17 +9,15 @@
   visibility: visible !important;
 }
 
-/* Brief highlight when a tile is updated via SSE (tile freshness indicator). */
+/* Subtle highlight when a tile is updated via SSE (reduced intensity to limit flicker). */
 @keyframes tile-fresh-glow {
   0% {
-    filter: brightness(1.15);
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 oklch(0.6 0.2 264 / 0.4);
+    opacity: 0.92;
   }
   100% {
-    filter: brightness(1);
-    box-shadow: none;
+    opacity: 1;
   }
 }
 .leaflet-tile.tile-fresh {
-  animation: tile-fresh-glow 0.6s ease-out;
+  animation: tile-fresh-glow 0.4s ease-out;
 }
diff --git a/frontend-nuxt/components/MapView.vue b/frontend-nuxt/components/MapView.vue
index 2323ad0..706522e 100644
--- a/frontend-nuxt/components/MapView.vue
+++ b/frontend-nuxt/components/MapView.vue
@@ -439,13 +439,21 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       ;(mapInit.coordLayer.options as { visible?: boolean }).visible = v
       mapInit.coordLayer.setOpacity(v ? 1 : 0)
       mapInit.coordLayer.redraw?.()
-      if (v && leafletMap) {
-        mapInit.coordLayer.bringToFront?.()
-        leafletMap.invalidateSize()
-      }
+      if (v) mapInit.coordLayer.bringToFront?.()
     }
   })
 
+  watch(
+    () => fullscreen.isFullscreen.value,
+    () => {
+      nextTick(() => {
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          if (leafletMap) leafletMap.invalidateSize()
+        })
+      })
+    }
+  )
+
   watch(mapLogic.state.hideMarkers, (v) => {
     layersManager?.refreshMarkersVisibility(v)
   })
@@ -496,9 +504,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
   leafletMap.on('moveend', () => mapLogic.updateDisplayCoords(leafletMap))
   mapLogic.updateDisplayCoords(leafletMap)
-  leafletMap.on('zoomend', () => {
-    if (leafletMap) leafletMap.invalidateSize()
-  })
   leafletMap.on('drag', () => {
     mapLogic.state.trackingCharacterId.value = -1
   })
diff --git a/frontend-nuxt/composables/useMapInit.ts b/frontend-nuxt/composables/useMapInit.ts
index 290ec9a..45df8af 100644
--- a/frontend-nuxt/composables/useMapInit.ts
+++ b/frontend-nuxt/composables/useMapInit.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export async function initLeafletMap(
     zoomReverse: true,
     tileSize: TileSize,
     updateWhenIdle: true,
-    keepBuffer: 2,
+    keepBuffer: 4,
   })
   layer.map = initialMapId
   layer.invalidTile =
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export async function initLeafletMap(
     tileSize: TileSize,
     opacity: 0.5,
     updateWhenIdle: true,
-    keepBuffer: 2,
+    keepBuffer: 4,
   })
   overlayLayer.map = -1
   overlayLayer.invalidTile =
diff --git a/frontend-nuxt/composables/useMapUpdates.ts b/frontend-nuxt/composables/useMapUpdates.ts
index c16da98..7df1d1b 100644
--- a/frontend-nuxt/composables/useMapUpdates.ts
+++ b/frontend-nuxt/composables/useMapUpdates.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ export function startMapUpdates(options: UseMapUpdatesOptions): UseMapUpdatesRet
   let batch: TileUpdate[] = []
   let batchScheduled = false
 
+  const VISIBLE_TILE_BUFFER = 1
+
+  function getVisibleTileBounds() {
+    const zoom = map.getZoom()
+    const px = map.getPixelBounds()
+    if (!px) return null
+    return {
+      zoom,
+      minX: Math.floor(px.min.x / TileSize) - VISIBLE_TILE_BUFFER,
+      maxX: Math.ceil(px.max.x / TileSize) + VISIBLE_TILE_BUFFER,
+      minY: Math.floor(px.min.y / TileSize) - VISIBLE_TILE_BUFFER,
+      maxY: Math.ceil(px.max.y / TileSize) + VISIBLE_TILE_BUFFER,
+    }
+  }
+
   function applyBatch() {
     batchScheduled = false
     if (batch.length === 0) return
@@ -67,7 +82,14 @@ export function startMapUpdates(options: UseMapUpdatesOptions): UseMapUpdatesRet
       layer.cache[key] = u.T
       overlayLayer.cache[key] = u.T
     }
+    const visible = getVisibleTileBounds()
     for (const u of updates) {
+      if (visible && u.Z !== visible.zoom) continue
+      if (
+        visible &&
+        (u.X < visible.minX || u.X > visible.maxX || u.Y < visible.minY || u.Y > visible.maxY)
+      )
+        continue
       if (layer.map === u.M) layer.refresh(u.X, u.Y, u.Z)
       if (overlayLayer.map === u.M) overlayLayer.refresh(u.X, u.Y, u.Z)
     }
diff --git a/frontend-nuxt/lib/SmartTileLayer.ts b/frontend-nuxt/lib/SmartTileLayer.ts
index 23caff5..cdaaf15 100644
--- a/frontend-nuxt/lib/SmartTileLayer.ts
+++ b/frontend-nuxt/lib/SmartTileLayer.ts
@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ export const SmartTileLayer = L.TileLayer.extend({
 
     const key = `${x}:${y}:${zoom}`
     const tile = this._tiles[key]
-    if (tile?.el) {
-      tile.el.src = this.getTrueTileUrl({ x, y }, z)
-      tile.el.classList.add('tile-fresh')
-      const el = tile.el
-      setTimeout(() => el.classList.remove('tile-fresh'), 600)
-    }
+    if (!tile?.el) return
+    const newUrl = this.getTrueTileUrl({ x, y }, z)
+    if (tile.el.dataset.tileUrl === newUrl) return
+    tile.el.dataset.tileUrl = newUrl
+    tile.el.src = newUrl
+    tile.el.classList.add('tile-fresh')
+    const el = tile.el
+    setTimeout(() => el.classList.remove('tile-fresh'), 400)
   },
 }) as unknown as new (urlTemplate: string, options?: L.TileLayerOptions) => L.TileLayer & {
   cache: SmartTileLayerCache