Mr. House says an east-west orientation is preferred because latitude works with the sun's motion, making it easy for an individual who wants morning sunlight in the breakfast room to position it on the west side of the home, with east-facing windows.

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It was a lovely apartment, with parquet floors, a sunken living room and enough sunlight to tan a volleyball team.

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The afternoon sunlight was like a presence in the room.

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Sunlight shines through the paper in the sliding doors, casting latticework shadows on the tatami mat floor in the room where Hiroko Harada arranges the tools of her art: paper, brush, ink and inkstone.

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