The importance of window treatments to the interior beauty of your home cannot be overstated. After all, all we see is light and light reflection, so controlling the light in your home is an integral part of creating your decor.

Although controlling the light coming into your home is just one of the benefits. Window treatments can also allow you to bring the beauty of outdoors into your home by providing the best possible view-through with your blinds or shades.

Some think that view-through is one of the most essential elements to consider when choosing window treatments. Great window treatments will both allow controlled light into your home and also allow a view of the outdoors. Nothing breathes fresh life into a room like a gorgeous view of the outside. Window treatments offering view-through make this possible. So be sure to keep this element in mind as you consider the best window treatment for your rooms.

The following explains the types of view-through available, from  clear to translucent to opaque. Hunter Douglas window fashions offer a full selection and variety of colors, styles and controls.

Clear View
Window treatments featuring shutters, shades or slats offer the opportunity of a fully clear view. Slats or shutters that tilt allow you to change the slat positions to optimize the light for various times of day. For example, you can maximize the morning sunlight and them reduce the light coming in when it becomes hotter later in the day by tilting the slats to reduce the direct sunlight. But because you are dealing with slats, they will not block your view so you can still enjoy the light and a view. Hunter Douglas offers many different kinds of blinds with slats and louvers.

Translucent View
Translucent views enable a beautiful glow of diffused light within the home. Window treatments such as sheers can achieve this type of light control. And not only do they look beautiful, they allow soft filtered sunlight into your living space which reduces direct sun glare and provides a soft relaxing feeling. Yet most impressive, these Hunter Douglas sheers enable you to see the outside world with a soft translucent view. Various sheers offer differing degrees of view-through and light control, so check with your local Hunter Douglas expert to find out the best window treatment for you. The right fabric for you depends on several factors such as window position relative to the sun.

Opaque View
Louvered products and blinds tilt to block out both the sunlight and provide privacy. No one wants anyone to be able to see into their bathroom, so privacy is the  main concern. However, the nice thing about tilting products is that the level of view-through and privacy is completely up to you. You change it to whatever you want whenever you want it.