Photo Wallpapers: View from Window

Photo Wallpapers: View from Window

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It's quite simple to change the interior of a room by sticking photo wallpapers: view from window, installed in a false window or just a photograph of your favorite landscape with a frame drawn on it can truly transport you into the world of the picture, or ruin the interior completely. How to achieve the first and avoid the second − see below.

So, what should you pay attention to:

When buying an image for a 'view from window', think: is it better to take a photo already framed or would it be better for your interior to create the frame yourself? We're talking about open window panes, an imitation of which is so desired. Some manufacturers stamp such images without considering light and style, i.e., the window frame on the photo might be wooden or white while the view outside is a noisy metropolis. Stylistically incorrect choice.

Photo 1 — Window panes overlaid on the original image. An unusually successful combination

Photo 2 — Now compare the perception level with photo wallpapers featuring manually crafted wooden window panes. Looks more realistic and stylish, doesn't it?

Photo 3 — View from window applied to a real window. A solution you can use to shield yourself from unwanted glances if the windows of first-floor apartments open onto a busy street, while still keeping access to natural light

Photo 4 — Another way to successfully cover a real window with photo wallpapers

Moreover, not every manufacturer cares about ensuring that the image on photo wallpapers is perceived as real by people: the viewing angle is not taken into account, so some photo wallpapers clearly look like mere imitations at first glance.

Some incredibly Mediterranean landscapes are inserted into the interior with love and expertise. And let guests know that, living in Sverdlovsk or Akimovka, you can't see an uninhabited island from the window, but in the interior photo looks natural.

Photo 5 — A good example of how you can successfully place photo wallpapers in an interior on your own

Another classic mistake is placing the image in the wrong spot. Say, you've overcome the first two points 'with flying colors' and happily hang the picture... in the wrong place. By 'wrong place', we mean that when looking at the image, you don't feel like you're gazing out of a window — the image is positioned in another plane than where you currently are. It's hard for a photo to determine the optimal spot so that the viewing angle is correct, but it's possible.

Below is an example of a misaligned placement of photo wallpapers with a view from window: water can’t reach so high to the window — that’s unnatural. Logically, this image should be placed on a wall from floor to mid-wall (at best). Otherwise, there's no point in using it in an interior. After all, it’s not a painting but photo wallpapers.

Photo 6 — A living room with a view of the lake won’t make you feel like you're actually in the countryside

Incorrect placement of photo wallpapers also implies a mistake in calculating light fall. For example, the photo shows sunrise but the angle of sunlight doesn't match that coming from a real window. This creates cognitive dissonance.

In such cases, it's better to avoid images with light sources altogether. Your choice should be neutral shots.

Photo 7 — Notice how light falls in this interior

Another example is illogical placement of the image precisely on the wall. Often these are photos in perspective, expanding space, but taken not horizontally, but vertically — from bottom up or vice versa. Logically, images of the same trees or an endless spiral staircase should be placed differently — on floor or ceiling. Otherwise, you get not a distortion of space but a distortion of consciousness.

Photo 8 — Forest landscape. Beautiful, stylish, but illogical

Photo 9 — A quite realistic window in the garden. The key to success is a real sliding frame and corresponding hidden lighting

Photo 10 — Enchanting view from window, more due to the depicted window frame than because of its depth. Also, the photo doesn't blend well with kitchen interior style