because they provide the heat from the sun to come into the house in the day to keep your house warm.
The duration of Facing Windows is 1.7 hours.
Facing Windows was created on 2003-02-28.
Directional exposure of windows refers to the orientation of a window in relation to the sun's path throughout the day. East-facing windows receive morning sunlight, west-facing windows receive afternoon sunlight, north-facing windows receive consistent light without direct sun exposure, and south-facing windows receive the most sunlight throughout the day. Understanding directional exposure is important for designing buildings that maximize or minimize solar heat gain depending on the climate and energy efficiency goals.
Because we live in the Northern Hemisphere. The most sun exposure on Earth is at the Equator so in the Northern Hemisphere, the southern-facing windows have the largest angle facing the sun while the northern-facing windows face away from the sun. In the southern hemisphere, this is the opposite.
The usage of the north star, or Polaris, is to find which way you are facing. If you are facing in the direction of it, you are facing north. If you are facing the opposite direction of the north star, you are facing south. If you are facing left of the north star, you are facing east. If you are facing right of the north star, you are facing west.
You are facing North.
Vents should be situated near windows. Windows that are north or west facing should get a vent before a south or east facing window would get one. (Assuming that the vents also supply heat.)
Big picture... Northern hemisphere would need to have south facing windows. Southern hemisphere would need to have north facing windows. This would ensure the maximum amount of sunlight entering the house. That being said local features like mountains, trees, etc. would come into play.
When facing north, the west side is on your left.
Because of the tilt of the Sun in winter, the sun will strike the south facing windows facing windows for most of the day.
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If you are facing north, the direction behind you would be south.