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This study investigates an integrated approach that combines an Ambient Display system utilizing peripheral vision cues with traditional Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) to enhance spatial search efficiency while minimizing cognitive burden. We systematically evaluated this integrated HMD-Ambient Display system against standalone HMD configurations through comprehensive user studies involving target search scenarios across multiple spatial regions. Our findings demonstrate that the combined approach significantly improves user performance by establishing a complementary visual system where peripheral stimuli effectively capture initial attention while central HMD cues provide precise directional guidance. The integrated system showed substantial improvements in reaction time for rear visual region searches and higher user preference ratings compared with HMD-only conditions. 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