Apparatus and method for smart lighting of depicted objects on a display terminal

An apparatus and method for depicting an object on a display terminal are provided. The method includes determining a geolocation of one or more objects, determining a vector from the one or more objects to a light source, applying shading to the one or more objects according to the vector, determining shadows by the objects according to the vector, and depicting the objects in the geolocation with at least one of the shading and the shadows on a display terminal.