diff --git a/muxplex/frontend/app.js b/muxplex/frontend/app.js
index f82020d..e811a80 100644
--- a/muxplex/frontend/app.js
+++ b/muxplex/frontend/app.js
@@ -523,30 +523,37 @@ function renderGrid(sessions) {
 // Hover preview popover (desktop only — no hover on touch devices)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// Click handler registered while preview is showing — navigates to the previewed session
+function _previewClickHandler(e) {
+  e.preventDefault();
+  e.stopPropagation();
+  var name = _previewSessionName;
+  hidePreview();
+  if (name) openSession(name);
+}
+
 function showPreview(name) {
   if (!name || !_currentSessions) return;
   var session = _currentSessions.find(function (s) { return s.name === name; });
   if (!session || !session.snapshot) return;
 
-  // If already showing this session's preview, just update content + position
+  // If already showing this session, just update content
   if (_previewPopover && _previewSessionName === name) {
     var pre = _previewPopover.querySelector('pre');
     if (pre) pre.textContent = session.snapshot;
-    repositionPreview();
     return;
   }
 
-  // New preview — clean slate (DOM only, no render trigger)
   hidePreviewDOM();
   _previewSessionName = name;
 
-  // Dimmer layer — behind popover, above everything else
+  // Dimmer
   var dimmer = document.createElement('div');
   dimmer.className = 'preview-dimmer';
   document.body.appendChild(dimmer);
   _previewDimmer = dimmer;
 
-  // Popover
+  // Full-window overlay
   var popover = document.createElement('div');
   popover.className = 'preview-popover';
   var pre = document.createElement('pre');
@@ -555,67 +562,14 @@ function showPreview(name) {
   document.body.appendChild(popover);
   _previewPopover = popover;
 
-  // Lift the tile/item above the dimmer + position
+  // Lift the original tile above dimmer
   liftHoveredTile();
-  repositionPreview();
 
-  // Auto-scroll to bottom — the prompt/cursor area is the valuable part
+  // Auto-scroll to bottom (prompt area)
   popover.scrollTop = popover.scrollHeight;
-}
 
-function repositionPreview() {
-  if (!_previewPopover || !_previewSessionName) return;
-
-  // Re-query DOM for the current element (may have been rebuilt by a render cycle)
-  var el = document.querySelector(
-    '.session-tile[data-session="' + _previewSessionName + '"], ' +
-    '.sidebar-item[data-session="' + _previewSessionName + '"]'
-  );
-  if (!el) return;
-
-  var rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
-  var popover = _previewPopover;
-  var left;
-
-  if (rect.right + 288 < window.innerWidth) {
-    left = rect.right + 8;
-  } else if (rect.left > 288) {
-    left = rect.left - 8;  // will be adjusted after width is set
-  } else {
-    // Fallback: center horizontally
-    left = Math.max(8, (window.innerWidth - 400) / 2);
-  }
-
-  // Calculate available width for the popover
-  var availW;
-  if (left >= rect.right) {
-    availW = window.innerWidth - left - 16;
-  } else if (left < rect.left) {
-    availW = rect.left - 16;
-  } else {
-    availW = window.innerWidth - 32;
-  }
-  // Clamp between 280px (minimum readable) and 640px (comfortable max)
-  var popWidth = Math.min(Math.max(availW, 280), 640);
-  popover.style.width = popWidth + 'px';
-
-  // If positioned to the left, adjust left edge now that we know width
-  var fallback = Math.max(8, (window.innerWidth - 400) / 2);
-  if (left < rect.left && left !== fallback) {
-    left = rect.left - popWidth - 8;
-    if (left < 8) left = 8;
-  }
-
-  // Vertically: align top with element, clamp to viewport
-  var popH = popover.offsetHeight;
-  var top = rect.top;
-  if (top + popH > window.innerHeight - 16) {
-    top = window.innerHeight - popH - 16;
-  }
-  if (top < 8) top = 8;
-
-  popover.style.left = left + 'px';
-  popover.style.top = top + 'px';
+  // Click anywhere navigates to previewed session
+  document.addEventListener('click', _previewClickHandler, true);
 }
 
 function liftHoveredTile() {
@@ -636,6 +590,7 @@ function liftHoveredTile() {
 
 // hidePreviewDOM: removes the visual elements only (no render trigger)
 function hidePreviewDOM() {
+  document.removeEventListener('click', _previewClickHandler, true);
   if (_previewPopover) {
     _previewPopover.remove();
     _previewPopover = null;
diff --git a/muxplex/frontend/style.css b/muxplex/frontend/style.css
index 2e3e6dc..961ee2e 100644
--- a/muxplex/frontend/style.css
+++ b/muxplex/frontend/style.css
@@ -968,21 +968,26 @@ body {
   z-index: 500;
   background: var(--bg-secondary);
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  padding: 10px 12px;
-  max-height: 80vh;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 16px 20px;
+  /* Cover most of the viewport — centered with margin */
+  top: 5vh;
+  left: 5vw;
+  right: 5vw;
+  bottom: 5vh;
   overflow-y: auto;
-  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-  pointer-events: none;   /* don't interfere with mouse leaving tile */
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+  pointer-events: none;   /* mouse events pass through to tiles below */
 }
 
 .preview-popover pre {
   margin: 0;
   font-family: var(--font-mono);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  line-height: 1.4;
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  white-space: pre;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  white-space: pre-wrap;        /* WRAP text instead of horizontal overflow */
+  word-break: break-all;        /* break long lines at viewport edge */
   overflow-x: hidden;
 }
 
diff --git a/muxplex/frontend/tests/test_app.mjs b/muxplex/frontend/tests/test_app.mjs
index c92a590..975cbb2 100644
--- a/muxplex/frontend/tests/test_app.mjs
+++ b/muxplex/frontend/tests/test_app.mjs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ globalThis.document = {
   querySelectorAll: () => [],
   createElement: () => ({ style: {}, classList: { add: () => {}, remove: () => {} } }),
   addEventListener: () => {},
+  removeEventListener: () => {},
 };
 
 // Stubs for functions called by pollSessions (implemented in later tasks)
@@ -2091,16 +2092,18 @@ test('hover preview delay is 1500ms (not 350ms)', () => {
   assert.ok(!source.includes(', 350)'), 'old 350ms delay must be removed');
 });
 
-test('hover preview uses session name tracking instead of DOM element reference', () => {
+test('hover preview uses full-window overlay with text wrapping', () => {
   const source = fs.readFileSync(
     new URL('../app.js', import.meta.url), 'utf8'
   );
-  assert.ok(source.includes('_previewSessionName'), 'must track by session name, not DOM element');
-  assert.ok(source.includes('repositionPreview'), 'must have repositionPreview for re-anchoring');
-  assert.ok(source.includes('liftHoveredTile'), 'must re-lift tile after render cycles');
-  assert.ok(source.includes('scrollHeight'), 'must auto-scroll popover to bottom');
+  assert.ok(source.includes('_previewSessionName'), 'must track by session name');
+  assert.ok(source.includes('liftHoveredTile'), 'must re-lift tile after renders');
+  assert.ok(source.includes('scrollHeight'), 'must auto-scroll to bottom');
   assert.ok(source.includes('preview-dimmer'), 'must have dim overlay');
   assert.ok(source.includes('ontouchstart'), 'must be desktop-only');
+  assert.ok(source.includes('_previewClickHandler'), 'must have click-to-navigate handler');
+  // Must NOT have repositionPreview (old side-positioned approach)
+  assert.ok(!source.includes('repositionPreview'), 'must NOT have repositionPreview (old approach)');
 });
 
 test('renderGrid and renderSidebar re-lift hovered tile after innerHTML rebuild', () => {