English Reference

Idiom

window on the world

Meaning

Something which provides information about or interaction with a variety of people, places, events, or things outside of one's immediate sphere of experience.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“For many people, the internet is a window on the world.”

“Travel books provided a window on the world for her before she ever left her small hometown.”

“The university library served as a window on the world, offering students access to diverse cultures and ideas far beyond their own lived experiences.”

Examples

simple

“For many people, the internet is a window on the world.”

contextual

“Travel books provided a window on the world for her before she ever left her small hometown.”

complex

“The university library served as a window on the world, offering students access to diverse cultures and ideas far beyond their own lived experiences.”

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