To provide a user with information on a point to be introduced to the user without making the user feel complicatedness about display.

This information providing device acquires specified position information showing a specified position (a). The information providing device displays the specified position display on a display section 202 (b), and displays, on the display section 202, an object point display showing an object point based on object point information showing the object point to be introduced to the user. At this time, the information providing device displays the object point display of the object point near the specified position at a first density in a first section where the specified position approaches the object point (b1). Then, the information providing device displays the object point displayed at the first density at a second density lower than the first density in a second section where the specified position goes away from the object point (b2), or deletes the object point display from the display section.

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