Eight interiors where picture windows frame picture-perfect views

Dezeen's latest lookbook collates eight bedrooms and living spaces where slim-framed picture windows transform landscapes into art. A picture window is defined as a square or rectangular pane without transoms or crossbeams, allowing unobstructed views that resemble paintings. The featured interiors showcase rolling hills, dense forests, river valleys, salt marshes, desert mountains, and seascapes worldwide. The Blue House in the Azores, Portugal, by Atelier Backlar, features a white-framed window at the foot of a bed overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Redshank artist's studio in Essex, UK, by Lisa Shell, is a cork-clad cabin above tidal salt marshes. Whistler Hideaway in British Columbia, Canada, by Bricault Design, offers treetop views from a wood-lined cabin. Alde Valley Barn in Suffolk, UK, by Mole Architects, frames arable farmland. Pajaro Dunes house in California, USA, by Fuse Architects, captures Pacific Ocean shores. Amangiri villa in Utah, USA, by Masastudio, frames desert terrain. The Nest in British Columbia, Canada, by Daria Sheina Studio, features stacked black-framed windows in a double-height space. House Grimstad in Norway, by Waelgaard Salim Arkitekter, frames a garden with fruit trees. The lookbook is part of Dezeen's series providing visual inspiration from its archive, following previous features on patios and bookmaxxed interiors.