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Henry74 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Double exposure

Hi,

In my language we say that an apartment has "double exposure" if it has windows on more than one side of the building.
I googled it but I only got photography stuff.
What do you call it in English?

Thanks a lot
H.
  

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S. there are many styles of apartment buildings and units in them. We normally use the term "exposure" to define the primary directional focus (all units in my building have an eastern exposure, even though our entries are on the west).

— Philip

  • S.
  • there are many styles of apartment buildings and units in them.
  • We normally use the term "exposure" to define the primary directional focus (all units in my building have an eastern exposure, even though our entries are on the west).
  • We don't use the term to define which sides have windows, as most modern units do have what we can call "cross-ventilation".
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In the U.S. there are many styles of apartment buildings and units in them. We normally use the term "exposure" to define the primary directional focus (all units in my building have an eastern exposure, even though our entries are on the west). We don't use the term to define which sides have windows, as most modern units do have what we can call "cross-ventilation".
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Possibly 'east and west exposure' - although North American homes often have exposure on all four sides, so it isn't advertised.
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Double exposure is understood to mean windows facing two different directions, with two periods of direct sunlight.
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p6241965
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I wouldn't understand what "double exposure" meant in that context.
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BarbaraPAI wouldn't understand what "double exposure" meant in that context.
(From the UK) Nor would I. I wouldn't understand "cross-ventilation" either.

It is quite possible that the terminology varies between the UK and the US.
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You wouldn't list an apartment as having "cross-ventilation" either.
You'd say something like "And end unit with plenty of windows" or "windows front and back."

You'd use "cross ventilation" when you talk about opening windows on more than one side.
A: It still smells like fried chicken in here. Not that that's a bad thing...
B: Well, I've opened the kitchen window. It's gett
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