# Why the window is where it is
Author: Hana Sato
Author URL: https://demofolio.superblog.click/author/hana-sato/
Published: 2026-08-08
Category: Houses
Category URL: https://demofolio.superblog.click/category/houses/
Meta Title: Why the window is where it is · Folio
Meta Description: A window is a decision about what to look at and when. Four windows from one house, and the reasons for each.
Tags: light, windows, houses
Tag URLs: light (https://demofolio.superblog.click/tag/light/), windows (https://demofolio.superblog.click/tag/windows/), houses (https://demofolio.superblog.click/tag/houses/)
URL: https://demofolio.superblog.click/why-the-window-is-where-it-is/

![A window seat in afternoon light](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1763477899299-912835fff556?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0fHx3aW5kb3clMjBzZWF0JTIwaW50ZXJpb3IlMjBkYXlsaWdodHxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzg4NjM0NzI0fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop)

Nobody notices a window that is in the right place. Everyone notices one that is not. So here are four that are, and why.

## The kitchen window

Low and long, at the height of the worktop, facing the garden. You look at the garden while you cook, and you do not look at the neighbour's fence, which is one metre higher than the frame.

## The stair window

Tall and narrow, north-facing, no view at all. It is there for the light, which falls down the stair all day without ever being sun.

## The bedroom window

East, and small. Morning light, and no more of it than you want at six.

## The one that is not there

The south wall of the living room has no window, because the south is the lane. The room takes its light from the roof instead, and it is the brightest room in the house.

_Revised in August with the roof light, which was added after this was first written._


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