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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

From/In the kitchen, we have a lovely view

From/In the kitchen, we have a lovely view of trees and water.

Hi,
Doth of from and in fit in the above? If not, could you tell me the reason? Thanks.
  

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We say "From the kitchen," because you're standing in the kitchen, but looking OUT of the house. The view itself is not in the kitchen (there are no trees in my kitchen, anyway), but is viewed from the vantage point of the kitchen window.

— BarbaraPA

  • We say "From the kitchen," because you're standing in the kitchen, but looking OUT of the house.
  • The view itself is not in the kitchen (there are no trees in my kitchen, anyway), but is viewed from the vantage point of the kitchen window.
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We say "From the kitchen," because you're standing in the kitchen, but looking OUT of the house. The view itself is not in the kitchen (there are no trees in my kitchen, anyway), but is viewed from the vantage point of the kitchen window.
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Grammar GeekWe say "From the kitchen," because you're standing in the kitchen, but looking OUT of the house. The view itself is not in the kitchen (there are no trees in my kitchen, anyway), but is viewed from the vantage point of the kitchen window.



Thanks, GG.
Why doesn't it work when the introductory sentence is meant t
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It's just not idiomatic. From the kitchen, we have a lovely view of the lake, and from the living room, we have a view of the golf course.
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You see things or view things or watch things from a vantage point, from a viewing point.
You can't see anything from here.
Paul had a great view of the lake from his window.
You can see most of the city from the top of that building.
We watched the game from the fifth row of the bleachers.
Ken wanted to watch the parade from hi
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