south-facing

Getting maximum daylight

South-facing describes something oriented toward the south, with its front or main surface receiving southern exposure.

The term matters most for buildings and gardens: a south-facing window in the Northern Hemisphere gets maximum sunlight, while a south-facing slope warms earlier in spring.

The south-facing rooms stay bright all day.

realestate

property

Something owned or inherent

valuation · natural light · bright · sunny · aspect · selling point · floor plan · apartment · condo · penthouse

architecture

window

Glass-fitted wall opening

  • slopeAngled terrain or steepness
  • roofBuilding's protective top
  • facadeDeceptive outward appearance

wall · exposure · orientation · passive solar · glazing · sunroom · conservatory · clerestory · building · house

gardening

garden

Cultivated plant area

  • plotStoryline or land parcel
  • borderOuter edge or limit
  • bedFurniture for slumber

slope · terrace · warmth · sunlight · microclimate · espalier · growing season · tender plants · tomatoes · peppers

geography

hillside

Sloping terrain face

hemisphere · latitude · equator · solar noon · shadow · snowmelt · treeline · vegetation · alpine · watershed

Categories
Opposites
cardinal direction orientation

south-facingnorth-facing

Oriented toward arctic

shaded · sunless · dark · poorly lit · shadowy

Family

south, facing, face, faceless, reface, refacing, deface, defacing, defaced

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G