diff --git a/public/assets/img/bg_butcher.png b/public/assets/img/bg_butcher.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ead2272
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diff --git a/public/assets/img/bg_coldroom.png b/public/assets/img/bg_coldroom.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14fa71d
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diff --git a/public/assets/img/bg_grill.png b/public/assets/img/bg_grill.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5ffc83
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diff --git a/public/assets/img/bg_pantry.png b/public/assets/img/bg_pantry.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..770942b
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diff --git a/public/assets/img/bg_pot.png b/public/assets/img/bg_pot.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab237b8
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diff --git a/public/assets/img/bg_stove.png b/public/assets/img/bg_stove.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80d231f
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diff --git a/scripts/gen-art-batch.sh b/scripts/gen-art-batch.sh
index dccbbe2..c0059e4 100755
--- a/scripts/gen-art-batch.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen-art-batch.sh
@@ -44,4 +44,13 @@ gen hero_eggs     304 "$JSTYLE, glass bowl of whipped glossy egg whites beside t
 gen hero_poach    305 "$JSTYLE, single perfect poached egg on a slotted spoon, white silky and intact, droplet falling"
 gen hero_benedict 306 "$JSTYLE, eggs benedict on a toasted muffin, hollandaise dripping down, single plate centered"
 
+# Station backdrops — blurred walls so every scene has a horizon, not fog.
+BSTYLE="soft-focus heavily blurred background, muted warm dark tones, no sharp foreground objects, cozy game environment backdrop art, wide shot"
+gen bg_grill    401 "$BSTYLE, backyard at dusk seen past a grill, wooden fence, string lights, drifting smoke"
+gen bg_stove    402 "$BSTYLE, dark tiled kitchen splashback with hanging copper utensils and a warm lamp"
+gen bg_pot      403 "$BSTYLE, steamy stove wall with a shelf of stockpots and rising steam wisps"
+gen bg_butcher  404 "$BSTYLE, white tiled butcher shop wall with hanging tools and a wooden rail"
+gen bg_pantry   405 "$BSTYLE, warm pantry shelves with egg cartons, flour sacks and preserving jars"
+gen bg_coldroom 406 "$BSTYLE, stainless steel commercial kitchen cold room, soft blue-grey light"
+
 echo done
diff --git a/src/scenes/eggbench.ts b/src/scenes/eggbench.ts
index d836d65..f293607 100644
--- a/src/scenes/eggbench.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/eggbench.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   cartonWord,
 } from '../sim/eggs';
 import { el, Panel } from '../ui/hud';
+import { loadBackdrop } from './props';
 
 const BENCH_Y = 0;
 
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ export class EggBenchView implements View {
 
   onDone: ((result: ReturnType<typeof eggResult>) => void) | null = null;
 
+  private bgTex = loadBackdrop('/assets/img/bg_pantry.png');
+  private prevBg: unknown = null;
+
   constructor(private app: App) {
     this.buildScenery();
     this.panel = new Panel('egg-panel');
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ export class EggBenchView implements View {
 
   private buildScenery(): void {
     const bench = new THREE.Mesh(
-      new THREE.BoxGeometry(24, 0.4, 12),
+      new THREE.BoxGeometry(9, 0.4, 6),
       new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: 0x4a3524, roughness: 0.85 }),
     );
     bench.position.y = -0.2;
@@ -163,9 +167,12 @@ export class EggBenchView implements View {
   }
 
   enter(): void {
+    this.prevBg = this.app.scene.background;
+    this.app.scene.background = this.bgTex;
     this.panel.show();
   }
   exit(): void {
+    this.app.scene.background = this.prevBg as never;
     this.panel.hide();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/scenes/fridge.ts b/src/scenes/fridge.ts
index 822768c..57e7169 100644
--- a/src/scenes/fridge.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/fridge.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   FRIDGE_MUSHROOM_ID,
 } from '../sim/coldchain';
 import { el, Panel } from '../ui/hud';
+import { loadBackdrop } from './props';
 
 /** A drop target on the fridge front: a rectangle mapped to (zone, shelf). */
 interface Bay {
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ export class FridgeView implements View {
 
   onDone: ((result: ReturnType<typeof storeHealth> & { store: ColdStore }) => void) | null = null;
 
+  private bgTex = loadBackdrop('/assets/img/bg_coldroom.png');
+  private prevBg: unknown = null;
+
   constructor(private app: App) {
     this.buildScenery();
     this.panel = new Panel('fridge-panel');
@@ -177,9 +181,12 @@ export class FridgeView implements View {
   }
 
   enter(): void {
+    this.prevBg = this.app.scene.background;
+    this.app.scene.background = this.bgTex;
     this.panel.show();
   }
   exit(): void {
+    this.app.scene.background = this.prevBg as never;
     this.panel.hide();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/scenes/grill.ts b/src/scenes/grill.ts
index 536370d..a6acf4b 100644
--- a/src/scenes/grill.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/grill.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 } from '../sim/charcoal';
 import { newOutdoorEnv } from '../sim/heatsource';
 import { el, Panel } from '../ui/hud';
+import { loadBackdrop } from './props';
 
 const GRATE_Y = 0.5;
 const GRATE_W = 3.6;
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ export class GrillView implements View {
 
   onDone: ((result: ReturnType<typeof grillResult>) => void) | null = null;
 
+  private bgTex = loadBackdrop('/assets/img/bg_grill.png');
+  private prevBg: unknown = null;
+
   constructor(private app: App) {
     this.buildScenery();
     const n = 48;
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ export class GrillView implements View {
 
   private buildScenery(): void {
     const ground = new THREE.Mesh(
-      new THREE.BoxGeometry(30, 0.4, 20),
+      new THREE.BoxGeometry(8, 0.4, 5),
       new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: 0x5a6b3e, roughness: 0.95 }),
     );
     ground.position.y = -0.2;
@@ -155,9 +159,12 @@ export class GrillView implements View {
   }
 
   enter(): void {
+    this.prevBg = this.app.scene.background;
+    this.app.scene.background = this.bgTex;
     this.panel.show();
   }
   exit(): void {
+    this.app.scene.background = this.prevBg as never;
     this.panel.hide();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/scenes/pan.ts b/src/scenes/pan.ts
index d00bb7b..8c0d32d 100644
--- a/src/scenes/pan.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/pan.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '../sim/pan';
 import { newIndoorEnv } from '../sim/heatsource';
 import { el, Panel } from '../ui/hud';
+import { loadBackdrop } from './props';
 import { loadProp } from './assets';
 
 const PAN_Y = 0.55;
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ export class PanView implements View {
 
   onDone: ((result: ReturnType<typeof panResult>) => void) | null = null;
 
+  private bgTex = loadBackdrop('/assets/img/bg_stove.png');
+  private prevBg: unknown = null;
+
   constructor(private app: App) {
     this.buildScenery();
     this.panel = new Panel('pan-panel');
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ export class PanView implements View {
 
   private buildScenery(): void {
     const bench = new THREE.Mesh(
-      new THREE.BoxGeometry(24, 0.4, 12),
+      new THREE.BoxGeometry(9, 0.4, 6),
       new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: 0x3a3a3e, roughness: 0.7, metalness: 0.2 }),
     );
     bench.position.y = -0.2;
@@ -149,9 +153,12 @@ export class PanView implements View {
   }
 
   enter(): void {
+    this.prevBg = this.app.scene.background;
+    this.app.scene.background = this.bgTex;
     this.panel.show();
   }
   exit(): void {
+    this.app.scene.background = this.prevBg as never;
     this.panel.hide();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/scenes/poach.ts b/src/scenes/poach.ts
index c69f938..f8043bd 100644
--- a/src/scenes/poach.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/poach.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   YOLK_TREMBLE,
 } from '../sim/poach';
 import { el, Panel } from '../ui/hud';
+import { loadBackdrop } from './props';
 
 const POT_Y = 0.55;
 const POT_R = 1.15;
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ export class PoachView implements View {
 
   onDone: ((result: ReturnType<typeof poachResult>) => void) | null = null;
 
+  private bgTex = loadBackdrop('/assets/img/bg_pot.png');
+  private prevBg: unknown = null;
+
   constructor(private app: App) {
     this.buildScenery();
     this.panel = new Panel('poach-panel');
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ export class PoachView implements View {
 
   private buildScenery(): void {
     const bench = new THREE.Mesh(
-      new THREE.BoxGeometry(24, 0.4, 12),
+      new THREE.BoxGeometry(9, 0.4, 6),
       new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: 0x3a3a3e, roughness: 0.7, metalness: 0.2 }),
     );
     bench.position.y = -0.2;
@@ -188,9 +192,12 @@ export class PoachView implements View {
   }
 
   enter(): void {
+    this.prevBg = this.app.scene.background;
+    this.app.scene.background = this.bgTex;
     this.panel.show();
   }
   exit(): void {
+    this.app.scene.background = this.prevBg as never;
     this.panel.hide();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/scenes/props.ts b/src/scenes/props.ts
index 0c463d6..b86351e 100644
--- a/src/scenes/props.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/props.ts
@@ -196,3 +196,12 @@ export function makeBench(): THREE.Group {
   g.add(wall);
   return g;
 }
+
+/** A station's blurred backdrop, served as the scene BACKGROUND (screen-space)
+ *  — the top-down cameras never see a far wall, but every uncovered pixel
+ *  becomes horizon this way. Swap it in on enter(), restore on exit(). */
+export function loadBackdrop(url: string): THREE.Texture {
+  const tex = new THREE.TextureLoader().load(assetUrl(url));
+  tex.colorSpace = THREE.SRGBColorSpace;
+  return tex;
+}
diff --git a/src/scenes/steakboard.ts b/src/scenes/steakboard.ts
index 30c2584..a878506 100644
--- a/src/scenes/steakboard.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/steakboard.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   type Doneness,
 } from '../sim/steak';
 import { el, Panel } from '../ui/hud';
+import { loadBackdrop } from './props';
 
 const BOARD_Y = 0.06;
 const STEAK_W = 1.9;
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ export class SteakBoardView implements View {
 
   onDone: ((result: ReturnType<typeof steakResult>) => void) | null = null;
 
+  private bgTex = loadBackdrop('/assets/img/bg_butcher.png');
+  private prevBg: unknown = null;
+
   constructor(private app: App) {
     this.buildScenery();
     this.panel = new Panel('steak-panel');
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ export class SteakBoardView implements View {
 
   private buildScenery(): void {
     const bench = new THREE.Mesh(
-      new THREE.BoxGeometry(24, 0.4, 12),
+      new THREE.BoxGeometry(9, 0.4, 6),
       new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: 0x4a3524, roughness: 0.85 }),
     );
     bench.position.y = -0.2;
@@ -147,9 +151,12 @@ export class SteakBoardView implements View {
   }
 
   enter(): void {
+    this.prevBg = this.app.scene.background;
+    this.app.scene.background = this.bgTex;
     this.panel.show();
   }
   exit(): void {
+    this.app.scene.background = this.prevBg as never;
     this.panel.hide();
   }