picture windows
Large scenic glazing
Picture windows are large fixed windows designed to frame an exterior view, functioning more as a visual portal than a source of ventilation.
They became standard in mid-twentieth-century American homes, especially in suburban ranch houses where they typically faced the front lawn.
The name suggests the window turns the outside world into a picture: The picture window looked out over the valley.
Radiance from our star
- daylightSun's natural glow
- natural lightIllumination from the sun
- illuminationProvision of light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
solar gain · passive solar · daylighting · sun exposure · morning light · afternoon sun · golden hour · glare
Halfway through a hundred
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- open-planLacking interior walls
- contemporaryOf the present age
- modernistAdvocate of experimental forms
ranch-style · split-level · frameless · seamless · unobstructed · statement · focal point · showcase
Unobstructed wide-angle view
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- overlookMiss or commanding view
outlook · sightline · unobstructed view · ocean view · garden view · cityscape · treeline · horizon
Glossy protective coating
- frameSupporting outer structure
- mullionVertical window bar
- jambVertical frame member
- sillWindow's bottom ledge
lintel · double-pane · plate glass · weatherstripping · flashing · installation · retrofit · replacement
sunlight
Radiance from our star
- daylightSun's natural glow
- natural lightIllumination from the sun
- illuminationProvision of light
brightness · solar gain · passive solar · daylighting · sun exposure · morning light · afternoon sun · golden hour · glare · UV exposure
mid-century
Halfway through a hundred
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- open-planLacking interior walls
- contemporaryOf the present age
modernist · ranch-style · split-level · frameless · seamless · unobstructed · statement · focal point · showcase · curb appeal
panorama
Unobstructed wide-angle view
overlook · outlook · sightline · unobstructed view · ocean view · garden view · cityscape · treeline · horizon · observation
glazing
Glossy protective coating
sill · lintel · double-pane · plate glass · weatherstripping · flashing · installation · retrofit · replacement · energy-efficient
- Midcentury Modernmid-century modern, flat roof, flat roofs, post-and-beam, open floor plan
- Glass Architectureglass walls, glass facades, glass towers, curtain walls, glass panels
- ranch homesranch house, rambler, raised ranch, single-story, single story
- openingsopening, aperture, gap, hole, slit
- modernismPicasso, Matisse, Duchamp, Braque, Kandinsky
picture, window, pictures, pictured, picturesque, picturing, picturesquely, picturesqueness, unpictured