1. A method for informing an occupant of a vehicle of the surroundings of the vehicle, the method comprising the acts of: generating at least two images, which contain different road sections of a road plane in the surroundings of the vehicle; processing the at least two images; generating a depiction in which the at least two images are depicted on a virtual road plane that is displayed in perspective; and displaying the depiction on a display unit in an interior of the vehicle.