diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Facility3DViewerPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Facility3DViewerPage.tsx
index 1a6e14a..072ba35 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Facility3DViewerPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Facility3DViewerPage.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function PlantInstances({ positions, onPlantClick }: { positions: any[], onPlant
 
     return (
         <group>
-            {/* Active Plants */}
+            {/* Active Plants - Render as Cylinders (Stalks/Canopy) for visibility */}
             {plants.length > 0 && (
                 <Instances
                     range={plants.length}
@@ -77,12 +77,14 @@ function PlantInstances({ positions, onPlantClick }: { positions: any[], onPlant
                         }
                     }}
                 >
-                    <sphereGeometry args={[0.15, 16, 16]} />
+                    {/* Make plants much taller and visible: Cylinder radius 0.2, height 0.8 */}
+                    <cylinderGeometry args={[0.2, 0.1, 0.8, 8]} />
                     <meshStandardMaterial />
                     {plants.map((pos, i) => (
                         <Instance
                             key={pos.id || i}
-                            position={[pos.x, pos.y, pos.z]}
+                            // Lift y by 0.4 (half height) so it sits ON the shelf
+                            position={[pos.x, pos.y + 0.4, pos.z]}
                             color={pos.plant?.stage === 'FLOWER' ? COLORS.FLOWER :
                                 pos.plant?.stage === 'DRYING' ? COLORS.DRY :
                                     pos.plant?.stage === 'CURE' ? COLORS.CURE : COLORS.VEG}
@@ -91,11 +93,11 @@ function PlantInstances({ positions, onPlantClick }: { positions: any[], onPlant
                 </Instances>
             )}
 
-            {/* Empty Slots */}
+            {/* Empty Slots - Keep subtle but visible */}
             {emptySlots.length > 0 && (
                 <Instances range={emptySlots.length}>
-                    <sphereGeometry args={[0.05, 8, 8]} />
-                    <meshStandardMaterial color={COLORS.EMPTY_SLOT} opacity={0.5} transparent />
+                    <cylinderGeometry args={[0.05, 0.05, 0.1, 8]} />
+                    <meshStandardMaterial color={COLORS.EMPTY_SLOT} opacity={0.3} transparent />
                     {emptySlots.map((pos, i) => (
                         <Instance
                             key={pos.id || i}
@@ -119,22 +121,30 @@ function FacilityScene({ data, onSelectPlant }: { data: Floor3DData, onSelectPla
                     <Text
                         position={[room.width / 2, 0.1, room.height / 2]}
                         rotation={[-Math.PI / 2, 0, 0]}
-                        fontSize={0.5}
+                        fontSize={1.5} // Larger text
                         color="white"
-                        fillOpacity={0.5}
+                        fillOpacity={0.8}
+                        anchorX="center"
+                        anchorY="middle"
                     >
                         {room.name}
                     </Text>
 
-                    {/* Floor Plane */}
+                    {/* Floor Plane - Darker for contrast */}
                     <mesh
                         rotation={[-Math.PI / 2, 0, 0]}
                         position={[room.width / 2, 0, room.height / 2]}
                     >
                         <planeGeometry args={[room.width, room.height]} />
-                        <meshStandardMaterial color={COLORS.ROOM_FLOOR} />
+                        <meshStandardMaterial color={COLORS.ROOM_FLOOR} metalness={0.2} roughness={0.8} />
                     </mesh>
 
+                    {/* Room Border/Walls */}
+                    <lineSegments position={[room.width / 2, 0.1, room.height / 2]} rotation={[-Math.PI / 2, 0, 0]}>
+                        <edgesGeometry args={[new THREE.PlaneGeometry(room.width, room.height)]} />
+                        <lineBasicMaterial color="#4b5563" linewidth={2} />
+                    </lineSegments>
+
                     {/* Render sections and positions */}
                     {room.sections.map(section => {
                         // Calculate positions for this section
@@ -151,10 +161,10 @@ function FacilityScene({ data, onSelectPlant }: { data: Floor3DData, onSelectPla
 
                         return (
                             <group key={section.id}>
-                                {/* Section Label */}
+                                {/* Section Label - Lifted higher */}
                                 <Text
-                                    position={[section.posX, 2.5, section.posY]}
-                                    fontSize={0.3}
+                                    position={[section.posX, 3, section.posY]}
+                                    fontSize={0.5}
                                     color="#9ca3af"
                                 >
                                     {section.code}
@@ -170,16 +180,26 @@ function FacilityScene({ data, onSelectPlant }: { data: Floor3DData, onSelectPla
 
     return (
         <>
-            <ambientLight intensity={0.7} />
-            <pointLight position={[10, 10, 10]} intensity={1} />
-            <directionalLight position={[-10, 20, -10]} intensity={0.5} />
+            <ambientLight intensity={1.5} />
+            <pointLight position={[20, 30, 20]} intensity={2} />
+            <directionalLight position={[-10, 50, -10]} intensity={1} castShadow />
 
             <group position={[-data.floor.width / 2, 0, -data.floor.height / 2]}>
                 {roomMeshes}
             </group>
 
-            <OrbitControls makeDefault minPolarAngle={0} maxPolarAngle={Math.PI / 2.2} />
-            <gridHelper args={[100, 100, 0x444444, 0x222222]} />
+            {/* Improved Controls: Allow panning, damping for smoothness */}
+            <OrbitControls
+                makeDefault
+                enablePan={true}
+                enableZoom={true}
+                enableRotate={true}
+                minDistance={2}
+                maxDistance={100}
+                dampingFactor={0.05}
+            />
+            <gridHelper args={[200, 100, 0x444444, 0x111111]} position={[0, -0.1, 0]} />
+            <axesHelper args={[5]} />
         </>
     );
 }
@@ -227,6 +247,7 @@ export default function Facility3DViewerPage() {
                         <p className="text-xs text-gray-400">
                             {floorData ? `${floorData.floor.name} • ${floorData.stats.occupiedPositions} Plants` : 'Loading...'}
                         </p>
+                        <p className="text-[10px] text-gray-500">Controls: Left Click=Rotate, Right Click=Pan, Scroll=Zoom</p>
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
@@ -287,7 +308,7 @@ export default function Facility3DViewerPage() {
                 </div>
             )}
 
-            <Canvas camera={{ position: [10, 15, 10], fov: 50 }}>
+            <Canvas camera={{ position: [20, 30, 20], fov: 60 }}>
                 <ErrorBoundary>
                     <Suspense fallback={<Html center>Loading 3D Scene...</Html>}>
                         {floorData && (