shopwindow

Mannequin's glass stage

A shopwindow is the large glass window at the front of a retail store where merchandise is displayed to attract customers: The jeweler arranged diamonds in the shopwindow.

Figuratively, anything that showcases or exhibits something functions as a shopwindow: The Olympics serve as a shopwindow for the host nation.

More common in British English; Americans typically say shop window or store window.

display

mannequin

Life-sized display figure

tableau · props · backdrop · lighting · presentation · seasonal · theme · eye-catching · decor · vignette

retail

storefront

Retail facade facing street

discount · promotion · bargain · clearance · customer · browser · purchase · brand · luxury · flagship

fashion

mannequin

Life-sized display figure

garments · boutique · accessories · ensemble · footwear · handbags · luxury · tailoring · collection · seasonal

street

pedestrian

One traveling afoot

browsing · gazing · flaneur · pavement · reflection · storefronts · awning · signage · neon · downtown

glass

pane

Sheet of glass

shatterproof · tempered · tinted · laminated · double-glazing · frosted · smudges · cleaning · glare · streaks

Opposites
visibility/display vs. concealment

shopwindowstockroom

Storage for merchandise

storeroom · warehouse · storage area · cellar · vault

front/presentation vs. back/reality

shopwindowback office

Internal administrative functions

behind the scenes · inner workings · underbelly · backstage · reality

architectural function: display vs. access

shopwindowback door

Secondary building entrance

entrance · doorway · loading dock · service entrance · back of house

Family

shopwindows

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