picture window

noun

: an outsize usually single-paned window designed to frame an exterior view

Examples of picture window in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of its rooms have picture windows directly facing one of the city's most famous landmarks, the Wat Arun. — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

The trailerable tiny home was little more than peak-to-ground roofing, a single rustic room, a door and a big triangular picture window. — New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026

Large rooms with picture windows and a rooftop restaurant, Skywalker Grill, provide portals to downtown and the park. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

The afternoon sunlight streams through a large picture window, and the smell of incense hangs subtly in the air. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for picture window

• lindo

Kids Definition

picture window

noun

: a large window designed to frame a view