Relationships

a window into someone's life

a glimpse of someone's experiences

A window into someone's life is something that gives you a brief understanding of their experiences or personality.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why do you like reading people's diaries?

They can be a window into someone's life and feelings.

Play the conversation

Her old photographs offer a window into her life before she became famous.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: These photos are a window at her life.

Say: These photos are a window into her life.

Use “into” for something that offers insight into a person's life.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be a window into someone's life; offer a window into someone's life

Your turn: say it out loud

Her old photographs offer a window into her life before she became famous.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

a window into someone's life

a glimpse of someone's experiences

“Her old photographs offer a window into her life before she became famous.”

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