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PHOTOGRAPHY | TRAVEL

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The view from a window is ready-framed

3 min readNov 1, 2026

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Wherever I travel in the world, I check what the view is like from the window of the hotel or house where we are staying. So often I find that the framing provided by the window adds a new dimension to the view.

We had a lovely room in the King’s Knoll Hotel in Oban,Scotland, high above rooftops close to the seafront.

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Sometimes it is just a chance opportunity — the view from a high museum window or from a British National Trust stately home. Below is the view onto Belmont Street from a window in the Glasgow Art Gallery

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No prizes for guessing where this shop is situated! This mask shop straddled one of the…

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James Parsons
James Parsons

Written by James Parsons⁠

Australian author and writing mentor with 20 years' experience. Previously in Adult Ed. teaching English, Communication and Creative writing. Hooked on travel.

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