picture window

American  

noun

1. a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.

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picture window British  

noun

1. a large window having a single pane of glass, usually placed so that it overlooks a view

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Etymology

Origin of picture window

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The restaurant, Pages, was sort of an upscale diner, with a long counter, a pie case and booths along a picture window at the front.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024

A massive picture window revealed a stunning view of the estate’s private golf course, bordered by dense woodlands.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2023

“I’m just a normal person,” he says, sitting on a sofa, next to a picture window overlooking the large garden that he and his wife tend.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022

One luxuriated on a fluffy bedspread by a picture window overlooking Manhattan; another perched on a banister newel post, master of his empty household.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022

There’s a picture window in the living room, though the view is of a large expanse of rippling mud.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood