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Your pictures on the theme of 'view from a window'

16 January 2022

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "view from a window". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

Isabella Cook: "While my sister sits next to the pilot, she takes in the views of the breathtaking San Juan islands of Washington from a seaplane."

Isabella Cook View from inside a a light aircraft — Isabella Cook: "While my sister sits next to the pilot, she takes in the views of the breathtaking San Juan islands of Washington from a seaplane."

Alison Wilkerson: "Tickets Please. My husband at Ridgmont Station Tea Room and Museum."

Alison Wilkerson Man at a ticket booth — Alison Wilkerson: "Tickets Please. My husband at Ridgmont Station Tea Room and Museum."

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Harald Loeffler: "While travelling to Mandalay in Burma in 1982, our train stopped at a station and was swarmed by vendors selling tea and fruits and baked goods. Because tourists were not allowed to leave the train, the vendors had to sell through the windows."

Harald Loeffler People selling tea at the train window, 1982 — Harald Loeffler: "While travelling to Mandalay in Burma in 1982, our train stopped at a station and was swarmed by vendors selling tea and fruits and baked goods. Because tourists were not allowed to leave the train, the vendors had to sell through the windows."

Jacqueline Melling: "Staying in Kirkby Lonsdale, we got up one morning to find condensation on the window and this single rose seemed to burst its way into the picture."

Jacqueline Melling A red flower — Jacqueline Melling: "Staying in Kirkby Lonsdale, we got up one morning to find condensation on the window and this single rose seemed to burst its way into the picture."

Emma Wolfin Golding: "Rainy London. I'm trying to make friends with the colour grey."

Emma Wolfin Golding Rain on a window — Emma Wolfin Golding: "Rainy London. I'm trying to make friends with the colour grey."

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Ximena Echague: "Fear, anxiety, uncertainty. Confined during the height of the pandemic in New York City, watching the city lights through a window."

Ximena Echague Woman at a window — Ximena Echague: "Fear, anxiety, uncertainty. Confined during the height of the pandemic in New York City, watching the city lights through a window."

Shelley Stotler: "Maizie looking at me while I'm looking at her from outside the window. Maizie is a very good watchdog! She's always on the lookout for neighbourhood dogs and cats and me, when coming and going."

Shelley Stotler A dog at the window — Shelley Stotler: "Maizie looking at me while I'm looking at her from outside the window. Maizie is a very good watchdog! She's always on the lookout for neighbourhood dogs and cats and me, when coming and going."

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Salil Kawli called this photo "Imagination Takes Flight".

Salil Kawli Girl at a window in an airport — Salil Kawli called this photo "Imagination Takes Flight".

Tony Cullen: "A view from my hotel room in Trieste."

Tony Cullen Street scene from above — Tony Cullen: "A view from my hotel room in Trieste."

Daniele Budryte photographed the sunset on a beach in Lithuania using the hole in a piece of ice as a window.

Daniele Budryte Sunset on a beach — Daniele Budryte photographed the sunset on a beach in Lithuania using the hole in a piece of ice as a window.

Thierry Meyrat: "A soccer game seen through a window with a delicately carved wooden structure, early evening in Zanzibar City." Taken in 2015

Thierry Meyrat: Football match on a beach — Thierry Meyrat: "A soccer game seen through a window with a delicately carved wooden structure, early evening in Zanzibar City." Taken in 2015

Sheryl Thomson: "The picture was taken at Stirling Castle. My husband Brian was completely absorbed by the view when I spotted him and took the shot."

Sheryl Thomson Man at a window in Stirling Castle — Sheryl Thomson: "The picture was taken at Stirling Castle. My husband Brian was completely absorbed by the view when I spotted him and took the shot."

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Mike Robinson: "My lockdown desk in April 2020 with a view of a brick wall and a slow-to-refresh screen. My son used an old phone to set up "GoldfinchCam" so I could see the view from our window."

Mike Robinson Computer on a desk — Mike Robinson: "My lockdown desk in April 2020 with a view of a brick wall and a slow-to-refresh screen. My son used an old phone to set up "GoldfinchCam" so I could see the view from our window."

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The next theme is "fresh start", and the deadline for entries is 25 January 2022.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the website.

You can your entries on this page or email them to [email protected].

and conditions apply.

Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.

All photographs subject to copyright.

We set the theme, you take the pictures