Window views are fascinating. However, it is only upon closer inspection that we recognize patterns that reflect ways of thinking, make perceptions transparent, or illuminate spaces anew. The history of the window view from antiquity to the present is simultaneously a cultural history of our perception. What do we see when we look through a window? Perhaps even ourselves. The history of such views reveals itself as a particularly expressive art and cultural history. It unveils even more: a cultural history of humanity. Windows are ubiquitous. It is no coincidence that the first window originated from a divine command, as we work daily with computer programs where one window opens after another. Rolf Selbmann opens the window to a variety of perspectives, all illustrated by numerous colorful images.