The Woman in the Window Across the Street is a common literary and cinematic trope that depicts a mysterious or intriguing woman observed from a distance by a protagonist.
This figure often embodies themes of voyeurism, isolation, and the allure of the unknown. Notable examples include the unnamed woman in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” (1954) and the titular character in A. S. Byatt’s novel “The Woman in the Window Across the Street” (2012).