diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 716ff84..b29dadd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "joplin-plugin-link-graph-ui",
-  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "scripts": {
     "dist": "webpack --joplin-plugin-config buildMain && webpack --joplin-plugin-config buildExtraScripts && webpack --joplin-plugin-config createArchive",
     "dev": "webpack --mode development --joplin-plugin-config buildMain && webpack --joplin-plugin-config buildExtraScripts && webpack --joplin-plugin-config createArchive",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2549495..608e583 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ var deepEqual = require("fast-deep-equal");
 interface Edge {
   source: string;
   target: string;
+  sourceDistanceToCurrentNode?: number;
+  targetDistanceToCurrentNode?: number;
   focused: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ interface Node {
   id: string;
   title: string;
   focused: boolean;
-  distanceToCurrentNote?: number;
+  distanceToCurrentNode?: number;
 }
 
 interface GraphData {
@@ -24,7 +26,8 @@ interface GraphData {
   nodeFontSize: number;
   nodeDistanceRatio: number;
   showLinkDirection: boolean;
-  maxDegree: number;
+  // maxDegree > 0
+  graphIsSelectionBased: boolean;
 }
 
 let data: GraphData;
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@ async function fetchData() {
     nodeDistanceRatio:
       (await joplin.settings.value("SETTING_NODE_DISTANCE")) / 100.0,
     showLinkDirection,
-    maxDegree
+    graphIsSelectionBased: maxDegree > 0
   };
 
   notes.forEach(function (note, id) {
@@ -231,6 +234,8 @@ async function fetchData() {
       data.edges.push({
         source: id,
         target: link,
+        sourceDistanceToCurrentNode: notes.get(id).distanceToCurrentNote,
+        targetDistanceToCurrentNode: notes.get(link).distanceToCurrentNote,
         focused: id === selectedNote.id || link === selectedNote.id,
       });
 
@@ -248,7 +253,7 @@ async function fetchData() {
       id: id,
       title: note.title,
       focused: note.linkedToCurrentNote,
-      distanceToCurrentNote: note.distanceToCurrentNote
+      distanceToCurrentNode: note.distanceToCurrentNote
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/manifest.json b/src/manifest.json
index 71b181d..02845fa 100644
--- a/src/manifest.json
+++ b/src/manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"manifest_version": 1,
 	"id": "io.treymo.LinkGraph",
 	"app_min_version": "1.7",
-	"version": "1.2.3",
+	"version": "1.3.0",
 	"name": "Link Graph UI",
 	"description": "Visualize the connections between Joplin notes.",
 	"author": "Trey Mo",
diff --git a/src/ui/index.js b/src/ui/index.js
index 18463cb..7e8e14d 100644
--- a/src/ui/index.js
+++ b/src/ui/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,29 @@ function update() {
   });
 }
 
+function addMarkerEndDef(defs, distance) {
+  defs
+    .append("marker")
+    .attr("id", `line-marker-end-${distance}`)
+    .attr("viewBox", "0 -5 10 10")
+    .attr("refX", 20)
+    .attr("refY", 0)
+    .attr("markerWidth", 15)
+    .attr("markerHeight", 15)
+    .attr("markerUnits", "userSpaceOnUse")
+    .attr("orient", "auto")
+    .style("fill", `var(--distance-${distance}-primary-color, var(--distance-remaining-primary-color))`)
+    .append("svg:path")
+    .attr("d", "M0,-5L10,0L0,5");
+}
+
+function minimalDistanceOfLink(link) {
+  return Math.min(
+    link.sourceDistanceToCurrentNode,
+    link.targetDistanceToCurrentNode
+  );
+}
+
 document.getElementById("redrawButton").addEventListener("click", update);
 
 update();
@@ -31,6 +54,12 @@ function buildGraph(data) {
   width = window.innerWidth;
   height = window.innerHeight;
 
+  if (data.graphIsSelectionBased) {
+    document
+      .querySelector("#note_graph")
+      .classList.add("mode-selection-based-graph");
+  }
+
   d3.select("#note_graph > svg").remove();
   svg = d3
     .select("#note_graph")
@@ -47,13 +76,10 @@ function buildGraph(data) {
       return d.id;
     })
 
-  if (data.maxDegree > 0) {
+  if (data.graphIsSelectionBased) {
     // we are in selection-based graph
     forceLink.strength((link) => {
-      const minDistance = Math.min(
-        link.source.distanceToCurrentNote,
-        link.target.distanceToCurrentNote
-      );
+      const minDistance = minimalDistanceOfLink(link);
       if (minDistance === 0) {
         return 1;
       } else if (minDistance === 1) {
@@ -75,20 +101,15 @@ function buildGraph(data) {
     .force("center", d3.forceCenter(width / 2, height / 2));
 
   if (data.showLinkDirection) {
-    svg
-      .append("defs")
-      .append("marker")
-      .attr("id", "arrow")
-      .attr("viewBox", "0 -5 10 10")
-      .attr("refX", 20)
-      .attr("refY", 0)
-      .attr("markerWidth", 15)
-      .attr("markerHeight", 15)
-      .attr("markerUnits", "userSpaceOnUse")
-      .attr("orient", "auto")
-      .attr("class", "line-marker-end")
-      .append("svg:path")
-      .attr("d", "M0,-5L10,0L0,5");
+    const defs = svg.append("defs");
+    // For now add arrows for ten layers (excl. center).
+    // todo: make more dynamic
+    const COUNT_LAYERS = 10;
+    for (let i = 0; i < COUNT_LAYERS; i++) {
+      addMarkerEndDef(defs, i);
+    }
+    // marker, if whole graph is shown
+    addMarkerEndDef(defs, "default");
   }
 
   //add zoom capabilities
@@ -116,8 +137,26 @@ function updateGraph(data) {
     .append("line")
     .classed("adjacent-line", (d) => d.focused);
 
+  // provide distance classes for links
+  if (data.graphIsSelectionBased) {
+    link.attr("class", function (d) {
+      const linkIsInward =
+        d.sourceDistanceToCurrentNode > d.targetDistanceToCurrentNode;
+      return [
+        ...this.classList,
+        `distance-${minimalDistanceOfLink(d)}`,
+        ...(linkIsInward ? ["inward-link"] : []),
+      ].join(" ");
+    });
+  }
+
   if (data.showLinkDirection) {
-    link.attr("marker-end","url(#arrow)");
+    link.attr("marker-end", (d) => {
+      if (data.graphIsSelectionBased) {
+        const minDistance = minimalDistanceOfLink(d);
+        return `url(#line-marker-end-${minDistance})`;
+      } else return `url(#line-marker-end-default)`;
+    });
   }
 
   // Draw nodes.
@@ -129,8 +168,9 @@ function updateGraph(data) {
     .enter()
     .append("g");
 
-  node
-    .append("circle")
+  const circle = node.append("circle");
+
+  circle
     .classed("current-note", (d) => d.id === data.currentNoteID)
     .classed("adjacent-note", (d) => d.focused)
     .on("click", function (_, i) {
@@ -140,8 +180,18 @@ function updateGraph(data) {
       });
     });
 
-  node
-    .append("text")
+  // provide distance classes for circles
+  if (data.graphIsSelectionBased) {
+    circle.attr("class", function (d) {
+      return [...this.classList, `distance-${d.distanceToCurrentNode}`].join(
+        " "
+      );
+    });
+  }
+
+  const nodeLabel = node.append("text");
+
+  nodeLabel
     .attr("class", "node-label")
     .attr("font-size", data.nodeFontSize + "px")
     .text(function (d) {
@@ -150,6 +200,15 @@ function updateGraph(data) {
     .attr("x", (d) => (d.id === data.currentNoteID ? 20 : 14))
     .attr("y", 5);
 
+  // provide distance classes for node labels
+  if (data.graphIsSelectionBased) {
+    nodeLabel.attr("class", function (d) {
+      return [...this.classList, `distance-${d.distanceToCurrentNode}`].join(
+        " "
+      );
+    });
+  }
+
   //  update simulation nodes, links, and alpha
   simulation.nodes(data.nodes).on("tick", ticked);
 
diff --git a/src/webview.css b/src/webview.css
index 2b907d3..8ef4797 100644
--- a/src/webview.css
+++ b/src/webview.css
@@ -29,27 +29,37 @@ button {
 }
 
 circle {
-  fill: var(--joplin-background-color3);
-  stroke: var(--joplin-color4);
+  fill: var(--distance-remaining-primary-color);
+  stroke: var(--distance-remaining-secondary-color);
   r: 10;
 }
 
 .adjacent-note {
-  fill: var(--joplin-color4);
+  fill: var(--distance-1-primary-color);
   r: 13;
 }
 
 .current-note {
-  fill: var(--joplin-color);
+  fill: var(--distance-0-primary-color);
+  stroke: var(--distance-0-secondary-color);
   r: 18;
 }
 
 line {
-  stroke: var(--joplin-color4);
+  stroke: var(--distance-remaining-primary-color);
+}
+
+line.distance-0 {
+  stroke: var(--distance-0-primary-color);
+  stroke-width: 3px;
+}
+
+line.distance-1 {
+  stroke: var(--distance-1-primary-color);
 }
 
 .adjacent-line {
-  stroke: var(--joplin-color);
+  stroke: var(--distance-0-primary-color);
   stroke-width: 3px;
 }
 
@@ -57,7 +67,27 @@ line {
   fill: var(--joplin-color);
 }
 
-.line-marker-end {
-  fill: var(--joplin-search-marker-background-color);
+#note_graph {
+  /* distance colors for selection-based graph */
+  --distance-0-primary-color: var(--joplin-color);
+  --distance-0-secondary-color: var(--joplin-color4);
+  --distance-1-primary-color: var(--joplin-color4);
+  --distance-1-secondary-color: var(--joplin-color);
+  --distance-remaining-primary-color: var(--joplin-background-color-hover3);
+  --distance-remaining-secondary-color: var(--joplin-color4);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Make nodes far away from selected nodes less apparent:
+ * Remove stroke for circles > distance-2 in selection-based graphs
+ */
+#note_graph.mode-selection-based-graph circle:not(.distance-0):not(.distance-1):not(.distance-2) {
+  stroke: unset;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Mark links which are directed inwards/towards selected note
+ */
+#note_graph.mode-selection-based-graph .inward-link {
+  stroke-dasharray: 3;
+}