Tired of sitting at home? This website lets you peek into windows around the world

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Although our lifestyle is gradually returning to normal, travel restrictions are still not fully lifted. The safest view we have right now is the view from the window. If it's already boring, Window-swap will help brighten up your quarantine time .



The project was launched when Sonali Ranjith and her husband Vaishnav Balasubramaniam, who run large creative agencies in Singapore, got tired of sitting at home and only seeing what was happening outside their window. So they created a site where you can see the world through other people's eyes and "feel a little better until you can explore our beautiful planet again," Ranjith wrote on Bored Panda.

This virtual Airbnb is easy to navigate. Tap the button in the center of the home page to switch to the other person’s view—wherever that might be—and begin your journey. Want a change of scenery? Just austria number data tap again to take you to your next destination.

This is not the same as Google Maps Street View. In the top left corner of each window, you can see the sender's name, and in the top right corner, their location. Any personal belongings can be included in the frame: a toaster in Werheim, Germany; a planter and pillows in Nes Ziona, Israel; a glass in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. Each window allows you to feel like you're in a different part of the world thanks to the features in someone's home.

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And it's not just static images on a screen—users also submit 10-minute videos, so you can watch rain water a fern in Gurgaon, India, or the wind blow through a willow tree in Glasgow, Scotland. You can even see an adorable beagle on a porch in Bangalore and a gray cat on a windowsill in Rochester, New York.

The creators of the site claim that more than 500 people have submitted videos, and about 100 have already been published. They sort them manually, so it takes time. Videos are submitted by users from 21 to 81 years old. If you want to share a little corner of your world, you can do so here .