10ofRods
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The counter is only 36 inches high. If you were 4 foot tall, you might not be able to see out, otherwise, you would have a fine view.
I can't see anything too close to the wall that my kitchen window is set in. I can see out further, into a slice of the backyard, but I cannot see what's right below the window nor immediately below and to the left or right of it. My first bit of vision starts about 4-5 feet from the window. That being said, a person in a chair would be sticking up pretty high - but the patio is actually at a right angle to the kitchen window. And that's the chunk I can't see (I can see the ping pong table beyond, but not the dryer that's at a right angle and next to my viewing field. Nor most of the utility shelf next to the dryer.
I'm guessing LE has studied all of this.
I'm also going to mention the phenomenon known as selective attention. We tend to put our eyes into directions and frame what we see there according to previously learned scenarios and principles. None of us expects our friends to still be in the back yard, two days after a party. How long does it take to remove the lenses of selective perception? Good studies show that there's a bell-shaped curve (some people almost always see actual reality; it's about 50/50). You can do the experiment at home (but it's designed to be shown on a large screen in a lab or classroom, so your results will be different from the formal studies). The fact that I've told you that you're taking a selective attention test, btw, negates the results. Try it on your unsuspecting friends and family, have them be at least 10 feet from the screen.
I don't want to completely give this away - but it's fun to try.
IMO.