rear window

Vehicle's backward view

A rear window is the window at the back of a vehicle, typically a car, providing visibility behind and often equipped with a defroster or wiper.

Check your rear window before reversing.

The term also applies to any window at the back of a building or structure. (Capitalized Rear Window is the Hitchcock film.)

vehicle

visibility

Range of clear sight

rearview · defogger · tint · glass · hatchback · sedan · windshield · brake light

building

structure

Arrangement of interconnected parts

egress

Categories
Opposites
vehicle window position

rear windowwindshield

Vehicle's front glass

windscreen · front glass · side window

directional orientation

rear windowbow window

Curved projecting glazed alcove

Family

window, rear, windows, rearing, reared, rearmost, windowed, windowpane, windowless

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G