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Beautiful Windows That Make the Most of the View

Get ready for your jaw to hit the floor with these awe-inspiring views ... and the windows that let them shine

Joanna Tovia
Joanna Tovia5 June 2017
Houzz editorial team. Photojournalist specialising in design, travel and living well. Follow her photodocumentary about pets and the people who love them on Instagram @unfoldingtails
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If you have a great view from your house, or will one day when you win the lottery, it pays to think through the design of your windows to really take advantage of your location and make that view a show stopper. These views are all the more amazing because of the way they’ve been framed. Which one will you be adding to your dream home checklist?
Poliform Australia
To make the most of this leafy outlook, narrow black steel rectangles break up the glass expanse without breaking up the view.
Cary Bernstein Architect
A vertical slice of heavenly view turns it into a framed masterpiece, especially when the colour of the window frame contrasts so dramatically against the wall. Black on white, in this case.
Room 11
This Tasmanian farmhouse offers visitors a tantalising glimpse of the view that lies in store…
Room 11
…before letting the full expanse of the vista unfold as they come inside.

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Griffin Enright Architects
Now that’s what I call a fireplace surround. By day, the view takes centrestage. By night, it fades to black and the golden glow of the fire dominates the room. Either way, it’s a winner.
Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Continuing the fireplace surround to the ceiling means two different views can be enjoyed from this living room. Two for the price of one, if you like.
rho architects
Sky-high ceilings are the only way to go with views like this on your doorstep. Breaking up the glass expanse with timber frames not only cuts down on cost, the black and warm timber tones tie in with the interior colour scheme.
Urban Angles
A pocket window is just what this bathroom needed to make bathing blissful. I can imagine opening the window during a thunderstorm – what a way to feel alive!

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Mihaly Slocombe
A concertina window wall opens this Victorian home to the view – literally. Timber-framed windows to the side prevent any feelings of being too exposed or isolated.
Leung Architects
A floor-to-ceiling window in this bathroom is a no-brainer, but a vertical window to the side also means the bathroom receives adequate ventilation.
Site Specific Designs
Yes, please, I’ll take it. This Sydney home makes the most of its Newport views at every opportunity. Cloud gazing is encouraged.
Hancock Architects
It’s hard to imagine this house ever being a modest red-brick dwelling. It now makes the most of its big-blue views with picture windows. The outdoor room draws the eye still further out across the ocean and the rugged rocky shoreline between Coogee and Clovelly in Sydney.
Ownby Design
Sliding pocket doors that turn the corner guarantee not a sliver of view is blocked from this gorgeous Hawaiian bedroom. Best of all, it’s just a few steps from the hot tub.
Ownby Design
Here’s another angle of the same bedroom. Yes, I’m jealous, too.
Griffin Enright Architects
Telescoping doors achieve the same purpose, and far from taking away from the view, the posts echo the shape and proportion of the tree trunks outside.
Marie Burgos Design
Can you imagine what happens to this Manhattan view when night falls and the bright lights of the city come to life? The interior colour palette is warm but neutral enough to let the view steal the show.
Poss Architecture + Planning and Interior Design
A breezeway complete with sliding glass doors makes it easier to connect with the great outdoors, and who wouldn’t want to get a little closer to the majesty of these snowy mountains?

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