diff --git a/src/geometry/isometry.rs b/src/geometry/isometry.rs
index 6aa7a3c38..5f09fd155 100644
--- a/src/geometry/isometry.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/isometry.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ use rkyv::bytecheck;
 /// this page.
 ///
 /// # Construction
-/// * [From a 2D vector and/or an angle <span style="float:right;">`new`, `translation`, `rotation`…</span>](#construction-from-a-2d-vector-andor-a-rotation-angle)
+/// * [From a 2D vector and/or an angle <span style="float:right;">`new`, `translation`, `rotation`, `face_towards`…</span>](#construction-from-a-2d-vector-andor-a-rotation-angle)
 /// * [From a 3D vector and/or an axis-angle <span style="float:right;">`new`, `translation`, `rotation`…</span>](#construction-from-a-3d-vector-andor-an-axis-angle)
 /// * [From a 3D eye position and target point <span style="float:right;">`look_at`, `look_at_lh`, `face_towards`…</span>](#construction-from-a-3d-eye-position-and-target-point)
 /// * [From the translation and rotation parts <span style="float:right;">`from_parts`…</span>](#from-the-translation-and-rotation-parts)
diff --git a/src/geometry/isometry_construction.rs b/src/geometry/isometry_construction.rs
index b466ac7dc..fb415f19d 100644
--- a/src/geometry/isometry_construction.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/isometry_construction.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ use crate::base::{Vector2, Vector3};
 
 use crate::{
     AbstractRotation, Isometry, Isometry2, Isometry3, IsometryMatrix2, IsometryMatrix3, Point,
-    Point3, Rotation, Rotation3, Scalar, Translation, Translation2, Translation3, UnitComplex,
-    UnitQuaternion,
+    Point2, Point3, Rotation, Rotation3, Scalar, Translation, Translation2, Translation3,
+    UnitComplex, UnitQuaternion,
 };
 
 impl<T: SimdRealField, R: AbstractRotation<T, D>, const D: usize> Default for Isometry<T, R, D>
@@ -155,6 +155,44 @@ where
         Self::new(Vector2::zeros(), angle)
     }
 
+    /// Creates an isometry that corresponds to the local frame of an observer standing at the
+    /// point `eye` and looking toward `target`.
+    ///
+    /// It maps the `x` axis to the view direction `target - eye` and the origin to the `eye`.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///   * eye - The observer position.
+    ///   * target - The target position.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # #[macro_use] extern crate approx;
+    /// # use nalgebra::{IsometryMatrix2, Point2, Vector2};
+    /// let eye = Point2::new(1.0, 2.0);
+    /// let target = Point2::new(2.0, 2.0);
+    ///
+    /// let iso = IsometryMatrix2::face_towards(&eye, &target);
+    /// assert_eq!(iso * Point2::origin(), eye);
+    /// assert_relative_eq!(iso * Vector2::x(), Vector2::x());
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn face_towards(eye: &Point2<T>, target: &Point2<T>) -> Self {
+        let dir = target - eye;
+        let angle = dir.y.clone().simd_atan2(dir.x.clone());
+
+        Self::from_parts(
+            Translation::from(eye.coords.clone()),
+            Rotation::<T, 2>::new(angle),
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Deprecated: Use [`IsometryMatrix2::face_towards`] instead.
+    #[deprecated(note = "renamed to `face_towards`")]
+    pub fn new_observer_frame(eye: &Point2<T>, target: &Point2<T>) -> Self {
+        Self::face_towards(eye, target)
+    }
+
     /// Cast the components of `self` to another type.
     ///
     /// # Example
@@ -209,6 +247,44 @@ where
         Self::new(Vector2::zeros(), angle)
     }
 
+    /// Creates an isometry that corresponds to the local frame of an observer standing at the
+    /// point `eye` and looking toward `target`.
+    ///
+    /// It maps the `x` axis to the view direction `target - eye` and the origin to the `eye`.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///   * eye - The observer position.
+    ///   * target - The target position.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # #[macro_use] extern crate approx;
+    /// # use nalgebra::{Isometry2, Point2, Vector2};
+    /// let eye = Point2::new(1.0, 2.0);
+    /// let target = Point2::new(2.0, 2.0);
+    ///
+    /// let iso = Isometry2::face_towards(&eye, &target);
+    /// assert_eq!(iso * Point2::origin(), eye);
+    /// assert_relative_eq!(iso * Vector2::x(), Vector2::x());
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn face_towards(eye: &Point2<T>, target: &Point2<T>) -> Self {
+        let dir = target - eye;
+        let angle = dir.y.clone().simd_atan2(dir.x.clone());
+
+        Self::from_parts(
+            Translation::from(eye.coords.clone()),
+            UnitComplex::from_angle(angle),
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Deprecated: Use [`Isometry2::face_towards`] instead.
+    #[deprecated(note = "renamed to `face_towards`")]
+    pub fn new_observer_frame(eye: &Point2<T>, target: &Point2<T>) -> Self {
+        Self::face_towards(eye, target)
+    }
+
     /// Cast the components of `self` to another type.
     ///
     /// # Example
diff --git a/tests/geometry/isometry.rs b/tests/geometry/isometry.rs
index cfacaffd4..1183ab5c7 100644
--- a/tests/geometry/isometry.rs
+++ b/tests/geometry/isometry.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #![cfg(feature = "proptest-support")]
 #![allow(non_snake_case)]
 
-use na::{Isometry3, Point3, Vector3};
+use na::{Isometry2, Isometry3, IsometryMatrix2, Point2, Point3, Vector2, Vector3};
 
 use crate::proptest::*;
-use proptest::{prop_assert, prop_assert_eq, proptest};
+use proptest::{prop_assert, prop_assert_eq, prop_assume, proptest};
 
 proptest!(
     #[test]
@@ -48,6 +48,40 @@ proptest!(
             ))
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn observer_frame_2(eye in point2(), target in point2()) {
+        let dir = target - eye;
+        prop_assume!(dir.norm_squared() > 1.0e-14);
+
+        let observer = Isometry2::face_towards(&eye, &target);
+        let matrix_observer = IsometryMatrix2::face_towards(&eye, &target);
+        let origin = Point2::origin();
+        let direction = dir.normalize();
+
+        #[allow(deprecated)]
+        {
+            prop_assert!(relative_eq!(
+                Isometry2::new_observer_frame(&eye, &target),
+                observer,
+                epsilon = 1.0e-7
+            ));
+            prop_assert!(relative_eq!(
+                IsometryMatrix2::new_observer_frame(&eye, &target),
+                matrix_observer,
+                epsilon = 1.0e-7
+            ));
+        }
+
+        prop_assert!(relative_eq!(observer * origin, eye, epsilon = 1.0e-7)
+            && relative_eq!(observer * Vector2::x(), direction, epsilon = 1.0e-7)
+            && relative_eq!(matrix_observer * origin, eye, epsilon = 1.0e-7)
+            && relative_eq!(
+                matrix_observer * Vector2::x(),
+                direction,
+                epsilon = 1.0e-7
+            ))
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn inverse_is_identity(i in isometry3(), p in point3(), v in vector3()) {
         let ii = i.inverse();