sunblinds

Exterior window covers

Sunblinds are window coverings designed to block or filter sunlight, typically adjustable shades or awnings mounted outside windows.

The term is more common in British English; Americans usually say sunshades or simply blinds.

The café had striped sunblinds over its terrace windows.

shading

awnings

Fixed overhead fabric shelters

parasol · screens · slats · venetian · roller · vertical · horizontal · retractable · exterior · interior

lightcontrol

glare

Fierce stare or brightness

tinting · translucent · opaque · frosted · reflective · brightness · intensity · blackout · solar · reduction

privacy

screening

Evaluative selection process

enclosure · obscuring · one-way · sheer · coverage · opaque · frosted · hidden · shield

Opposites
light management function

sunblindsskylights

Overhead glass openings

light wells · picture windows · glass walls · transparent glass

environmental protection purpose

sunblindssolar panels

Light-converting power generators

sunrooms · greenhouses · solariums · conservatories · sun loungers

purpose/environmental response

sunblindssun lamps

UV-emitting indoor fixtures

grow lights · heat lamps · solar panels · solarium · sunroom

Family

sunblind

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G