diff --git a/packages/web/src/LiveFirstPerson.svelte b/packages/web/src/LiveFirstPerson.svelte
index 35b82e8..d55a910 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/LiveFirstPerson.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/LiveFirstPerson.svelte
@@ -346,27 +346,18 @@
       // plays only for things done TO you, never for your own hands —
       // dropping a dagger must not fling your eyes out of your skull.
       return takeCutaway(m.position.x + 0.5, m.position.y + 0.5);
-    } else if (aim && !aim.self) {
+    } else if (aim && !aim.self && actor !== povId) {
+      // In the cockpit your own casts never move the camera: casting
+      // through the glass means you are ALREADY facing the target, and
+      // a keymap cast is a deliberate off-screen act. Only deeds done
+      // BY OTHERS earn an aim or a cutaway.
       const ax = aim.x + 0.5, ay = aim.y + 0.5;
       const wantFacing = Math.atan2(ay - ty, ax - tx);
-      const arc = Math.abs(shortestArc(camF, wantFacing));
-      if (actor === povId) {
-        // Your own magic turns your head — but never wrenches it and
-        // NEVER cuts away: casting a door onto the wall you face must
-        // not fling the eyes to some other vantage. A gentle turn when
-        // the deed is off to the side; nothing when it is behind you
-        // or already in frame.
-        if (arc <= Math.PI * 0.55) {
-          targetFacing = wantFacing;
-          aimed = true;
-        }
-      } else {
-        const toAim = Math.hypot(ax - tx, ay - ty);
-        const sight = castRay(v, tx, ty, wantFacing);
-        if (sight.warped || sight.dist < toAim - 0.4) return takeCutaway(ax, ay);
-        targetFacing = wantFacing;
-        aimed = true;
-      }
+      const toAim = Math.hypot(ax - tx, ay - ty);
+      const sight = castRay(v, tx, ty, wantFacing);
+      if (sight.warped || sight.dist < toAim - 0.4) return takeCutaway(ax, ay);
+      targetFacing = wantFacing;
+      aimed = true;
     } else if (performance.now() >= manualUntil) {
       // Another wizard acting in your sight line turns your head.
       const other = actor !== povId ? v.players.find((p) => p.id === actor && p.alive) : null;