Front of the house inwards, back of the house outwards except for upstairs, there it's always inwards. Same with doors. Back door outwards, front door inwards.
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New windows! Just over a year old, they all open outwards with the hinges on the wall sides.
I looked at getting tilt and turn ones, but I could get triple glazed normal ones for like half the price.

Slide left/right, but I do have one window that does not open at all.

That's actually a really neat window lol, I kinda want one now xD
But are you sure it doesn't open? Maybe you need to hold a crystal to it at the right time of day so that sunlight gets focused by it and opens a secret portal to another better timeline!
Slide left to open, right to close. :) Except the round one.
I have both of those sliding styles in my house. Kitchen windows are all side sliding, and are as wide as all other vertical sliding windows in the house are tall.
Except the bathroom, that one is half as tall as the tall ones/half as wide as the wide ones, it slides vertically.
All vertical sliding windows have the opening at the bottom, all horizontal sliding windows have the opening on the right.
West coast, USA.
I also have windows that slide left/right. Specifically, the right side slides left to open, right to close. Two are "landscape," one is "portrait" shaped. Then I have three sliding-glass doors, which work exactly the same way except for the latch, threshold, and the fact that the screen also slides. It may be relevant that it never snows here.
That's pretty!
They don't open "out". The slide open in a frame, with a screen on the outside to keep bugs out. Mine slide left/right.
How is "lüften" a weird cultish ritual? I'm not German, but opening your windows in the morning and in the evening while doing things like brushing your teeth or showering seems pretty standard to me.
That would make the house hot af where I am. (Or cold af in the winter time)
Also, humidity levels would increase, not decrease, because the air conditioner dehumidifies.
...I suppose it's not hard to guess that I'm in southern US. People sometimes die if their A/C breaks during a heat wave.
Fun fact: Florida used to be much less livable. Its population skyrocketed when air conditioning was invented.
I thought this question was going to be about whether they opened outside or inside.
Mine have a crank and opens like a door. It's awful. You can't fit a window ac or a portable ac setup in it. I had to get a custom acrylic cutout sized to replace the screen.
All of mine are casement windows. The taller ones hinge open to one side and the shorter ones hinge open from the bottom.
Mine are unusual, in America anyway. The bottom slides up, typical. You can also tilt the bottom inwards from the top. Being that this is a Habitat home, the windows are also energy efficient. They're cheap with doorknobs and faucets, but they go well over code on insulation and structure.
Slide up down, flip a latch and it tilts, flip a different latch and it swings open.
You are missing the most important question:
- Do you windows open toward inside or outside ?
Sad German noises
Just bcs I was curious what would an exotic image search yield:






The car I'm living in has a button that makes them roll down.
What's a "German 3D window"? I don't think I've ever seen one.
But the windows on the house I'm currently living in open similarly to the picture in your post, only sideways.

This atrocity. This is what WW2 was about
This actually looks amazing
They are. They're really expensive in the States, when you can find them, but almost every modern window (in Bavaria, at least) is one of these. They also come door-sized, so you can either open an outside door to walk through, or tilt it from the top to circulate air.
OP is probably just too dumb to figure out how to work them; they're fantastic, and I wish they were common here in the States.
The fact that they come in door sizes is new to me, but that sounds magical. Now if only bugs didn't see a cracked door or window and think it's free real-estate.
These are amazing, but I couldn't get them to work right at a suite I rented. I couldn't remember the handle positions so I had to muddle through every time.
Screens for keeping bugs out!
Most windows are like this in my country. They are definitely not an atrocity.
That's pretty standard on most new window installs across Western Europe, it's not exclusive to Germany at all.
I wish my windows worked like that!
Edit: And my DOORS!
In the US - I just installed an awning window like that. My other current windows slide up from the bottom. When I replace them I will get double hung windows that slide both down from the top and up from the bottom.
double hung windows
oh that's cool, never heard of that. The panes just kind of overlap in the middle if they want to
Double-hung windows are probably the most common type in US single-family houses.
My architect friend has them and loves them! He can open bottoms on one side of the house and uppers on the other side with a fan to let cool air in and warm air out.
I live in Vancouver, Canada, in a townhouse with windows that swing out from the side like these:

See how little that window is open? That's very likely the MAXIMUM it can be open which is dumb as hell.

They also make it impossible to hang a window air conditioner which means you're limited to the significantly less efficient portable air conditioners. But even then you can't form a good seal between the exhaust pipe and the window, which make them even less efficient.
Fuck my windows. We're not allowed to change them even though we own the townhouse because the strata wants to keep all the townhouses consistent. So fuck stratas as well. And the worst part is I see these types of windows EVERYWHERE in new construction around Vancouver.
It's missing the most important question:
- Do your windows open inwards or outwards!?
Nice try, Baba Yaga.
Now, the serious answer is a few windows slide sideways and a few others slide up and down. All have screens to keep bugs out.
Neither. One half slides left over the other half.
Both top and bottom, but opening the top half leaves a gap between the pane and screen while the mechanism for the bottom half is broken, so it falls back down unless I prop it up with a stick.
My windows can open either to the side or kip, which is opening our from the top.
Ours can open all the way either left or right side, or a bit on top (opens inwards on all sides). The way it opens up top is nice to get some circulation going, and is also secure enough to be still covered by insurance in unlikely event someone would break in (appartment is on the first floor, but somewhat elevated. Bottom of the windows are about 2m from the ground).
We also have a mesh on the outsite of the frame to prevent insects from flying in regardless of which way they open.
Both side ? Mine open either Up or right
Mine are attached on one side and open outwards. So when fully open (looking down from above) they make an L shape. There's a little like crank handle you rotate to open/close them.
I don't really like this style, but that's what came with the house.
Edit: They're casement windows, here's a pic:

I never understood the crank handle for floor level windows, still - pretty unique
If you need to operate them while it's really windy they're a lifesaver. I guess you could go for sliding windows to address the same problem, but I've had trouble with those.
They are good for that, but sometimes the little arm falls out of the track, then you have to remove the screen and put it back in. Always great during a torrential downpour..... Not that I'd know from experience haha.
I'd love to see how some of those German window types would work here.
Most of the ones I've had that worked like that would lock up when you put the handle in the downwards position, so wind doesn't cause the window to move around when it's open.
Wow, I've never experienced that one.
The American way: up and down but it’s always closed because the AC is running.
Some that slide up from the bottom, and some that swing out like a door.
My last house had some like in your thumbnail, some ancient ones with (layers of) small windowlets that slid sideways, and some modern door-style ones as well.
horizontal slide only have one that goes up towards the outside on an upper bathroom




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