There’s nothing better than a room with a view when you’re travelling. It’s like a tap on the shoulder every time you look outside, reminding you you’re somewhere new and different that’s just waiting to be explored.
With this in mind we’ve put together our top 50 views from other people’s windows, showing off scenes from the heights of New York’s skyscrapers through to the Great Wall of China (plus a fair few fantastic sets of curtains as well)…
1. Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Image: Vilassar Del Mar, Barcelona, Spain2. Tuzigoot National Monument in Verde Valley, Arizona, USA
Image: Tuzigoot National Monument in Verde Valley, Arizona, USA3. Tallinn, Estonia
Image: Tallinn, Estonia4. Salzberg, Austria
Image: Salzberg, Austria5. St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Italy
Image: St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Italy6. St. Thomas Square, Isle of Wight, UK
Image: St. Thomas Square, Isle of Wight, UK7. Daitokuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Image: Daitokuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan8. Brighton, UK
Image: Brighton, UK9. Arizona, USA
Image: Arizona, USA10. Prague, Czech Republic
Image: Prague, Czech Republic11. Isle of Skye, UK
Image: Isle of Skye, UK12. Glasgow, Scotland
Image: Glasgow, Scotland13. Normandy, France
Image: Normandy, France14. Inch Castle, Buncrana, Ireland
Image: Inch Castle, Buncrana, Ireland15. Lisbon, Portugal
Image: Lisbon, Portugal
16. The Chelsea Hotel, New York City, USA
Image: The Chelsea Hotel, New York City, USA17. Goba Guest House, Changspa, India
Image: Goba Guest House, Changspa, India18. Refugio Chileno, Torres del Paine, Chile
Image: Refugio Chileno, Torres del Paine, Chile19. Everest from a monastery in Tibet
Everest from a monastery in Tibet20. Na Janela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Image: Na Janela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil21. Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Image: Udaipur, Rajasthan, India22. Neuschwanstein Castle, Hohenschwangau, Germany
Image: Neuschwanstein Castle, Hohenschwangau, Germany23. Hambrook, Sussex, UK
Image: Hambrook, Sussex, UK24. Mosque at the Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Image: Mosque at the Taj Mahal, Agra, India25. Seoul, South Korea
Image: Seoul, South Korea26. Cancun, Mexico
Image: Cancun, Mexico27. South Devon Coast, England
Image: South Devon Coast, England28. Monte Conero, Italy
Image: Monte Conero, Italy29. Syros, Greece
Image: Syros, Greece30. The Salzburg Dome, Austria
Image: The Salzburg Dome, Austria31. City Palace, Udaipur, India
Image: City Palace, Udaipur, India32. Tower Bridge, London, England
Image: Tower Bridge, London, England33. Lisbon, Portugal
Image location: Lisbon, Portugal34. Dubrovnik, Croatia
Image: Dubrovnik, Croatia35. Grand Popo Beach, Portugal
Image: Grand Popo Beach, Portugal36. Trinidad, Cuba
Image: Trinidad, Cuba37. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C., USA
Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C., USA38. Petra, Jordan
Image: Petra, Jordan39. Antarctica
Image location: Antarctica40. Ocean City, Maryland, USA
Image: Ocean city, Maryland, USA41. Catalonia, Spain
Image: Catalonia, Spain42. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Image: Eiffel Tower, Paris, France43. Ethnographic Museum, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Image: Ethnographic Museum, Plovdiv, Bulgaria44. Hurghada, Egypt
Image location: Hurghada, Egypt45. British Columbia, Canada
Image: British Columbia, Canada46. Avalon Harbour, Catalina Island, California, USA
Image: Avalon Harbour, Catalina Island, California, USA47. Great Wall of China
Image: Great Wall of China48. Edinburgh, Scotland
Image: Edinburgh, Scotland49. Mosaic Farm, Stanford, South Africa
Image: Mosaic Farm, Stanford, South Africa50. Fairmont Hotel, Banff, Canada
