diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/data/selectors.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/data/selectors.ts
index 4343793648993..dc17fc70ef8af 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/data/selectors.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/data/selectors.ts
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export const layout = createSelector(
  * Legacy functions take process events instead of nodeID, use this to get
  * process events for them.
  */
-const processEventForID: (
+export const processEventForID: (
   state: DataState
 ) => (nodeID: string) => ResolverEvent | null = createSelector(
   indexedProcessTree,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/methods.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/methods.ts
index 3890770259156..ad06ddf36161a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/methods.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/methods.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { animatePanning } from './camera/methods';
-import { processNodePositionsAndEdgeLineSegments } from './selectors';
+import { layout } from './selectors';
 import { ResolverState } from '../types';
 import { ResolverEvent } from '../../../common/endpoint/types';
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function animateProcessIntoView(
   startTime: number,
   process: ResolverEvent
 ): ResolverState {
-  const { processNodePositions } = processNodePositionsAndEdgeLineSegments(state);
+  const { processNodePositions } = layout(state);
   const position = processNodePositions.get(process);
   if (position) {
     return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.test.ts
index 71118fc71a827..ba4a5a169c549 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.test.ts
@@ -25,31 +25,31 @@ describe('resolver selectors', () => {
     return store.getState();
   };
   describe('ariaFlowtoNodeID', () => {
-    describe('when all nodes are in view', () => {
+    describe('with a tree with no descendants and 2 ancestors', () => {
+      const originID = 'c';
+      const firstAncestorID = 'b';
+      const secondAncestorID = 'a';
       beforeEach(() => {
-        const size = 1000000;
         actions.push({
-          // set the size of the camera
-          type: 'userSetRasterSize',
-          payload: [size, size],
+          type: 'serverReturnedResolverData',
+          payload: {
+            result: treeWith2AncestorsAndNoChildren({
+              originID,
+              firstAncestorID,
+              secondAncestorID,
+            }),
+            // this value doesn't matter
+            databaseDocumentID: '',
+          },
         });
       });
-      describe('with a tree with no descendants and 2 ancestors', () => {
-        const originID = 'c';
-        const firstAncestorID = 'b';
-        const secondAncestorID = 'a';
+      describe('when all nodes are in view', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
+          const size = 1000000;
           actions.push({
-            type: 'serverReturnedResolverData',
-            payload: {
-              result: treeWith2AncestorsAndNoChildren({
-                originID,
-                firstAncestorID,
-                secondAncestorID,
-              }),
-              // this value doesn't matter
-              databaseDocumentID: '',
-            },
+            // set the size of the camera
+            type: 'userSetRasterSize',
+            payload: [size, size],
           });
         });
         it('should return no flowto for the second ancestor', () => {
@@ -62,18 +62,28 @@ describe('resolver selectors', () => {
           expect(selectors.ariaFlowtoNodeID(state())(0)(originID)).toBe(null);
         });
       });
-      describe('with a tree with 2 children and no ancestors', () => {
-        const originID = 'c';
-        const firstChildID = 'd';
-        const secondChildID = 'e';
+    });
+    describe('with a tree with 2 children and no ancestors', () => {
+      const originID = 'c';
+      const firstChildID = 'd';
+      const secondChildID = 'e';
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        actions.push({
+          type: 'serverReturnedResolverData',
+          payload: {
+            result: treeWithNoAncestorsAnd2Children({ originID, firstChildID, secondChildID }),
+            // this value doesn't matter
+            databaseDocumentID: '',
+          },
+        });
+      });
+      describe('when all nodes are in view', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
+          const rasterSize = 1000000;
           actions.push({
-            type: 'serverReturnedResolverData',
-            payload: {
-              result: treeWithNoAncestorsAnd2Children({ originID, firstChildID, secondChildID }),
-              // this value doesn't matter
-              databaseDocumentID: '',
-            },
+            // set the size of the camera
+            type: 'userSetRasterSize',
+            payload: [rasterSize, rasterSize],
           });
         });
         it('should return no flowto for the origin', () => {
@@ -86,6 +96,56 @@ describe('resolver selectors', () => {
           expect(selectors.ariaFlowtoNodeID(state())(0)(secondChildID)).toBe(null);
         });
       });
+      describe('when only the origin and first child are in view', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          // set the raster size
+          const rasterSize = 1000000;
+          actions.push({
+            // set the size of the camera
+            type: 'userSetRasterSize',
+            payload: [rasterSize, rasterSize],
+          });
+
+          // get the layout
+          const layout = selectors.layout(state());
+
+          // find the position of the second child
+          const secondChild = selectors.processEventForID(state())(secondChildID);
+          const positionOfSecondChild = layout.processNodePositions.get(secondChild!)!;
+
+          // the child is indexed by an AABB that extends -720/2 to the left
+          const leftSideOfSecondChildAABB = positionOfSecondChild[0] - 720 / 2;
+
+          // adjust the camera so that it doesn't quite see the second child
+          actions.push({
+            // set the position of the camera so that the left edge of the second child is at the right edge
+            // of the viewable area
+            type: 'userSetPositionOfCamera',
+            payload: [rasterSize / -2 + leftSideOfSecondChildAABB, 0],
+          });
+        });
+        it('the origin should be in view', () => {
+          const origin = selectors.processEventForID(state())(originID)!;
+          expect(
+            selectors.visibleNodesAndEdgeLines(state())(0).processNodePositions.has(origin)
+          ).toBe(true);
+        });
+        it('the first child should be in view', () => {
+          const firstChild = selectors.processEventForID(state())(firstChildID)!;
+          expect(
+            selectors.visibleNodesAndEdgeLines(state())(0).processNodePositions.has(firstChild)
+          ).toBe(true);
+        });
+        it('the second child should not be in view', () => {
+          const secondChild = selectors.processEventForID(state())(secondChildID)!;
+          expect(
+            selectors.visibleNodesAndEdgeLines(state())(0).processNodePositions.has(secondChild)
+          ).toBe(false);
+        });
+        it('should return nothing as the flowto for the first child', () => {
+          expect(selectors.ariaFlowtoNodeID(state())(0)(firstChildID)).toBe(null);
+        });
+      });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.ts
index c6621a2b015c6..ff2179dc3a2ae 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import { createSelector, defaultMemoize } from 'reselect';
 import * as cameraSelectors from './camera/selectors';
 import * as dataSelectors from './data/selectors';
 import * as uiSelectors from './ui/selectors';
-import { ResolverState } from '../types';
+import { ResolverState, IsometricTaxiLayout } from '../types';
 import { uniquePidForProcess } from '../models/process_event';
+import { ResolverEvent } from '../../../common/endpoint/types';
 
 /**
  * A matrix that when applied to a Vector2 will convert it from world coordinates to screen coordinates.
@@ -52,7 +53,22 @@ export const userIsPanning = composeSelectors(cameraStateSelector, cameraSelecto
  */
 export const isAnimating = composeSelectors(cameraStateSelector, cameraSelectors.isAnimating);
 
-export const processNodePositionsAndEdgeLineSegments = composeSelectors(
+/**
+ * Given a nodeID (aka entity_id) get the indexed process event.
+ * Legacy functions take process events instead of nodeID, use this to get
+ * process events for them.
+ */
+export const processEventForID: (
+  state: ResolverState
+) => (nodeID: string) => ResolverEvent | null = composeSelectors(
+  dataStateSelector,
+  dataSelectors.processEventForID
+);
+
+/**
+ * The position of nodes and edges.
+ */
+export const layout: (state: ResolverState) => IsometricTaxiLayout = composeSelectors(
   dataStateSelector,
   dataSelectors.layout
 );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/panels/panel_content_process_list.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/panels/panel_content_process_list.tsx
index 0ed677885775f..6f9bfad8c08c2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/panels/panel_content_process_list.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/panels/panel_content_process_list.tsx
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export const ProcessListWithCounts = memo(function ProcessListWithCounts({
     [pushToQueryParams, handleBringIntoViewClick, isProcessOrigin, isProcessTerminated]
   );
 
-  const { processNodePositions } = useSelector(selectors.processNodePositionsAndEdgeLineSegments);
+  const { processNodePositions } = useSelector(selectors.layout);
   const processTableView: ProcessTableView[] = useMemo(
     () =>
       [...processNodePositions.keys()].map((processEvent) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/use_camera.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/use_camera.test.tsx
index 3476764a88733..a27f157bc9364 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/use_camera.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/use_camera.test.tsx
@@ -189,9 +189,7 @@ describe('useCamera on an unpainted element', () => {
           throw new Error('failed to create tree');
         }
         const processes: ResolverEvent[] = [
-          ...selectors
-            .processNodePositionsAndEdgeLineSegments(store.getState())
-            .processNodePositions.keys(),
+          ...selectors.layout(store.getState()).processNodePositions.keys(),
         ];
         process = processes[processes.length - 1];
         if (!process) {