Side window

Japanese: 側窓 - がわまど
Side window

…window
[Lighting method and features]
They are primarily classified according to the location of the openings that let in daylight (Figure 1).
[Side light]
The most common method of letting in light from the sides using vertical side windows installed in the exterior wall is called side lighting, or side window lighting. Side lighting can be further divided into one-side lighting, two-side lighting, two-sided lighting, three-sided lighting, and four-sided lighting based on the number and arrangement of side windows.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "side windows" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…窓
【採光の方式と特色】
 主として,昼光をとり入れる開口の位置によって分類される(図1)。
[側光]
 外壁面に設けられた鉛直な側窓(がわまど)によって側面から採光するもっとも一般的な方法を側光,または側窓採光という。側窓の数や配置の観点から側光をさらに分ければ,片側採光,両側採光,二面採光,三面採光,四面採光となる。…

※「側窓」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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