出窓

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 出窓, read でまど, is a bay window projecting beyond the wall and creating usable interior space.
• Basic usage: It can hold flowerpots or provide a sunny ledge where a cat sleeps.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A window projecting from the wall
  • This is a projecting window structure with space for flowerpots or a cat to rest in sunlight. It does not refer merely to a flat pane of glass.