The field of 3D reconstruction is moving towards more efficient and accurate novel view synthesis methods. Recent developments have focused on improving the quality and realism of synthesized views, as well as reducing the computational requirements for rendering. One of the key challenges in this area is addressing the limitations of traditional methods, such as overfitting, geometric distortion, and incomplete scene recovery. To overcome these issues, researchers are exploring new approaches that incorporate robust structural cues, virtual view constraints, and occlusion-aware reconstruction. Notable papers in this area include DWGS, which introduces a unified framework for sparse-view synthesis, and Triangle Splatting+, which enables real-time rendering and fast optimization with opaque triangles. Additionally, VGGT-X has demonstrated significant improvements in dense novel view synthesis, while StealthAttack has highlighted the importance of addressing vulnerabilities in 3D scene representation methods. Overall, the field is advancing rapidly, with a focus on developing more efficient, accurate, and robust methods for novel view synthesis.