Window View

--- Haoyu Weng, Carmona Serrat, Lina Pok, Cosmin Timofte, and Jacklyn William built something that sounds impossible until you try it: Window View lets you step inside literally any building on Google Earth and see the view from inside. Yeah, that Google Earth. The one you used to find your house as a kid. They just pulled back the curtain on every window in the world.

Here's why this matters: we've had street view for almost two decades, satellite imagery for forever, but no one ever thought to show you what it's like to actually BE inside a building and look OUT. Window View uses what's already there in Google Earth's 3D buildings and essentially gives you a seat by the window in any address on the planet. Want to see the view from a penthouse in Manhattan? Done. Curious what the skyline looks like from your dream Airbnb in Barcelona? There you go. It's free, it works in browser, and it's the kind of tool that makes you realize nobody built this before because everyone assumed it was too hard.

This is a devtool, which means it's for developers and map enthusiasts and curious minds who want to see the world from inside. No funding announced, no valuation, no hype cycle—just five people who saw a gap and filled it. If you've ever wanted to check a view before booking a place, or check a real estate listing's claim, or just explore the world from inside random buildings at 2am, this is your new obsession.