<div id="app">
  <div class="header">
    <h1 class="title">
      Product Quick View Animation
    </h1>
  </div>
  <div class="main">
    <div class="preview-pane">
      <product-list
        :products="products"
        :viewer-open="viewer.open"
        @open="open" />
    </div>
  </div>
  <transition
    v-on:before-enter="beforeEnter"
    v-on:enter="enter"
    v-on:after-enter="afterEnter"
    v-on:enter-cancelled="enterCancelled"

    v-on:before-leave="beforeLeave"
    v-on:leave="leave"
    v-on:after-leave="afterLeave"
    v-on:leave-cancelled="leaveCancelled"
  >
    <viewer
      :product="viewer.product"
      v-show="viewer.open"
      @close="close"/>
  </transition>
</div>


<template id="product-list">
  <div class="preview-grid">
     <figure class="preview-image"
        :class="{'is-hidden': openProductId === prod.id}"
        v-for="prod in products">
        <img
          :src="prod.thumb">
         <div class="preview-image-overlay">
            <button type="button"
              @click="open($event, prod)">
              Quick View
            </button>
         </div>
    </figure>
  </div>
</template>

<template id="productviewer">
  <div class="viewer" ref="box">
    <div class="viewer-left">
       <img :src="product.thumb" alt="">
    </div>
    <div class="viewer-right">
      <button class="button close is-pulled-right" @click="close">
        <span class="icon">X</span>
      </button>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
$radius: 3px;
$alto: #dbdbdb;
$wild-sand: #f5f5f5;


body {
  background: #20262E;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Helvetica;
  font-size: 14px;
  
}

#app {
  background: #fff;
  max-width: calc(100%-1rem);
  width: 100%;
  margin: 1rem auto;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 20px;
  transition: all 0.2s;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.header, .controls {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.main {
  margin-top: .5rem;
}

.preview-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
    
  img {
    max-width: 200px;
    max-height: 200px;
  }
}

.file {
   border-radius: $radius;
   border: 1px solid $alto;
   background-color: $wild-sand;
   padding: .5rem;
   cursor: pointer;
   display: block;
   
   &:hover {
     background-color: #eee;
     transition: 50ms background-color linear;
   }
}

input[type="file"] {
  display: none;
}

.preview-image {
  margin: 1rem;
  position: relative;
  
  &.is-hidden::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    background-color: #fff;
    z-index: 888;
  }
  
  &:hover {
    img {
      opacity: 0.5;
    }
    .preview-image-overlay {
      opacity: 1;
    }
  }
  
  .preview-image-overlay {
    opacity: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
  }
}

.viewer {
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  z-index: 999;
  
  >div {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 100%;
    
    &.viewer-left {
      border: 1px solid aliceblue;
      z-index: 999;
      >img {
        height: 100%;
        width: 100%;
      }
    }

    
    &.viewer-right {
      background: #fff;
      border: 1px solid aliceblue;
    }
  }
}


input, button, .button {
  padding: .5rem;
  border-radius: $radius;
  border: 1px solid $alto;
}

button, .button {
  cursor: pointer;
  
  &.is-text {
    border: none;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: initial;
  }
  
  &.close {
    border: none;
    background: transparent;
  }
}

.is-pulled-right {
  float: right;
}

.has-margin {
  margin: 1rem;
}

.title {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}

.text-right {
  text-align: right;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  #app {
    width: 75%;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  #app {
    width: 50%;
  }
}
View Compiled
const productList = Vue.component('product-list', {
	template: '#product-list',
  props: {
  	products: {
    	type: Array,
      required: true,
    },
    viewerOpen: {
      type: Boolean,
      required: false,
      default: false,
    },
  },
  data() {
    return {
      openProductId: null,
    };
  },
  methods: {
    open(e, product) {
      this.openProductId = product.id;
      const pos = e.target.parentNode.getBoundingClientRect();
      this.$emit('open', {
        product: product,
        bounds: pos,
      });
    },
  },
  watch: {
    viewerOpen(newVal) {
      if(!newVal) {
        // 1450 is the duration of the leave transition
        // doing it shortly before to prevent any jerkiness
        setTimeout(() => {
          this.openProductId = null;  
        }, 1400);        
      }
    },
  },
});

const viewer = Vue.component('viewer', {
  template: '#productviewer',
  props: {
     offsetY: {
       type: Number,
       required: true,
     },
     offsetX: {
       type: Number,
       required: true,
     },
     product: {
       type: Object,
       required: true,
     },
  },
  mounted() {
    console.log('mounted');
  },
  methods: {
    close() {
      console.log('closed');
      this.$emit('close');
    },
  },
  watch: {
    offsetX(newVal) {
      console.log('new val: ', newVal);
    }
  },
});

new Vue({
  el: "#app",
  components: {
  	productList,
    viewer,
  },
  data: {
    viewer: {
      animation: null,
      open: false,
      openTran: null,
      expandTran: null,
      offsetX: 0,
      offsetY: 0,
      initialWidth: 0,
      product: {
        id: '',
      },
    },
    products: [
      {
        id: 'Glue Stick',
        thumb: 'https://via.placeholder.com/400x400',
        images: [
          'https://via.placeholder.com/405x405',
        ],
      },
      {
        id: 'Paper',
        thumb: 'https://via.placeholder.com/200x200',
        images: [
          'https://via.placeholder.com/405x405',
        ],
      },
      {
        id: 'Pencil',
        thumb: 'https://via.placeholder.com/200x200',
        images: [
          'https://via.placeholder.com/405x405',
        ],
      },
    ],
  },
  computed() {
  },
  mounted() {
  },
  methods: {
    close() {
      console.log('closed');
      this.viewer.open = false;
    },
    open({ product, bounds}) {
      this.viewer.product = product;
      this.viewer.offsetY = bounds.top;
      this.viewer.offsetX = bounds.left;
      this.viewer.initialWidth = bounds.width;
      this.viewer.initialHeight = bounds.height;
      this.viewer.open = true;
      
    },
    beforeEnter(el) {
      el.style.top = `${this.viewer.offsetY}px`;
      el.style.left = `${this.viewer.offsetX}px`;
    },
    enter(el, done) {
      const offsetX = this.viewer.offsetX;
      const offsetY = this.viewer.offsetY;
      // slide the product view to the center
      const windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
      const windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
      const windowCenterX = (windowWidth - (this.viewer.initialWidth * 2)) /2;
      const windowCenterY = (windowHeight - (this.viewer.initialHeight * 2)) / 2;
      const ani = anime({
        targets: el,
        top: [this.viewer.offsetY, windowCenterY],
        left: [this.viewer.offsetX, windowCenterX],
        opacity: 1,
        width: `${this.viewer.initialWidth * 2}px`,
        height: `${this.viewer.initialHeight * 2}px`,
        easing: 'easeInOutQuad',
      });

      ani.complete = done;
      
    },
    afterEnter(el) {
      // slide the product view apart
      const ani = anime.timeline();
      ani.add({
        targets: '.viewer-left',
        left: '-50%',
        easing: 'easeInOutCirc',
        offset: 0,
      })
      .add({
        targets: '.viewer-right',
        left: '50%',
        easing: 'easeInOutCirc',
        offset: 0
      });
      
      /* set margin auto, top 0, left 0
        this keeps the box centered on resize
        but can't be used before animation because it prevents
        animating from the product image position */
      ani.complete = function() {
        el.style.cssText += 'margin: auto; top: 0; left: 0;';
      }
      
    },
    enterCancelled() {
    },
    beforeLeave(el) {
      /* remove margin and set top and left back to offsets
      so animation can be done back to product image position */
      const windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
      const windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
      const windowCenterX = (windowWidth - (this.viewer.initialWidth * 2)) /2;
      const windowCenterY = (windowHeight - (this.viewer.initialHeight * 2)) / 2;
      el.style.top = `${windowCenterY}px`
      el.style.left = `${windowCenterY}px`
      el.style.margin = '';
    },
    leave(el, done) {
      const windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
      const windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
      const windowCenterX = (windowWidth - (this.viewer.initialWidth * 2)) /2;
      const windowCenterY = (windowHeight - (this.viewer.initialHeight * 2)) / 2;
      // slide the product view together
      const ani = anime.timeline();
      ani.add({
        targets: '.viewer-left',
        left: 0,
        easing: 'easeInOutCirc',
        duration: 500,
        offset: 0,
      })
      .add({
        targets: '.viewer-right',
        left: 0,
        easing: 'easeInOutCirc',
        duration: 500,
        offset: 0,
      })
      .add({
        targets: '.viewer',
        top: [windowCenterY, this.viewer.offsetY],
        left: [windowCenterX, this.viewer.offsetX],
        width: `${this.viewer.initialWidth}px`,
        height: `${this.viewer.initialHeight}px`,
        easing: 'easeInOutQuad',
        offset: 450,
      });
      
      ani.complete = done;
    },
    afterLeave() {
      
    },
    leaveCancelled() {
      
    },
  },
})

External CSS

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External JavaScript

  1. https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue@2.5.16/dist/vue.min.js
  2. https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/animejs/2.2.0/anime.min.js