When you employ the U buttons with the most recent Midjourney version, you gain access to a set of extra controls. These controls, which can be context-specific, encompass:

1. Vary (Strong) and Vary (Subtle) (introduced in Midjourney 5.2) generate four diverse renditions of the chosen image.
2. Zoom Out 2x and Zoom Out 1.5x allow you to zoom out the image while automatically generating additional content based on the initial prompt and Midjourney’s existing creations.
3. Custom Zoom permits you to both zoom out the image and introduce an extra prompt simultaneously. For instance, this can be used to visualize the image displayed on a wall as a framed piece of art.
4. The four Pan arrows systematically expand your image in the chosen direction, taking cues from the existing content and the original prompt. Once you initiate horizontal or vertical panning, you can only continue panning in that same direction.
5. The “Make Square” function transforms a panned image into a square crop.

By experimenting with these diverse options, you can transform your generated images into substantially larger and more intricate scenes.

However, it’s important to note that while the Pan commands can produce images larger than 1024 x 1024 pixels, the Zoom commands cannot. Consequently, zoomed-out images will have a lower resolution compared to the original.