see through? I need to know if people can see in through these shades, and how much light does it block?
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I think it may depend on the color you chose. I bought the wheat and covered a pergola roof and made curtains with it. At night you can see a few stars and the moon. during the day the sun does shine through but it blocks enough that it doesn't blind you if you look at it. I've heard others say that the darker colors will provide more shade but depending on the grade you purchase it my not provide as much uv protection. The curtains have folds in them so they block more light. However I really like being able to pull them flat and see the sunset in the evening. If you want total block, Coolaroo won't do it alone. You'll probably need to use some sort of backing material. You could double the layers and they might be enough with some of the darker colors but not with the wheat. Hope this helps.
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If there is light behind the screen, yes you would see through it. If it was only shadow behind the screen it would nearly block everything out. The cut outs in the body of the screen are mostly a little under 1/2" in size. The leaf portion of the design cut outs vary a little larger, a little smaller.
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You could not see through though note-our tent was in the shade. We used as changing room for bride. Yes on the zipper!
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It's not see through. Completely blocks the sun, but does have ties so you can lift it up.
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I know I am answering late, however, you can not actually see through it, but because it is white when the sun shines some light comes through. I use this to cover my RV and during the day when I am inside it does let a modicum of light into the RV through the skylights. But you can not see through it to see what is inside or outside even at night with the lights on.
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Looking for see thru clear. How clear is it? Want to utilize on back porch but want to see thru it.
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Hi L., Maureen here from The Friendly Swede:-) The answer is (as all of our kind customers have stated so far) no. They are not transparent. They will not show through. If I can help you further please reach me here at my direct link:
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It let's some light through, but it is not see through. If you look at the pictures I posted of this in my living room you'll see that I have it blocking the large sliding glass doors in my living room. My apartment is right next to the street so if that window is open everyone can see me. The panels also block out the ability to see behind them .. you'd only see figures in silhouette.
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they block a lot of the light...and not sure about uv protected ? I think 4 would barley cover your door
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It dims the light. However if your wanting a total non see thru shade. This isn't it. If your a seamstress or know one. You could have an outdoor fabric attached to the inside view. And that would solve privacy issue. A solid color close to the shade color would be nice. Hope this helps ya out :-)It is The Best by far @ blocking out the sun... Couldn't sit on screen porch in afternoon before purchasing 2 of these.
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You can see through it - It will block the sun like shade it but not completely.
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It dims the light. However if your wanting a total non see thru shade. This isn't it. If your a seamstress or know one. You could have an outdoor fabric attached to the inside view. And that would solve privacy issue. A solid color close to the shade color would be nice. Hope this helps ya out :-) It is The Best by far @ blocking out the sun... Couldn't sit on screen porch in afternoon before purchasing 2 of these.
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At night with the lights on you will not be able to see outside, but people outside WILL be able to see in. In general tints make it such that the people on the darker side can see clearly through to the light side, but the people on the lighter side have too much glare to see into the dark side.
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I have several pair of dark sun glasses, that's why I ordered these "shooting" glasses. They have 99.9% UV Blocking, that's what "fries" the retina, not the bright light. I "hate" dark sun glasses for anything beyond fishing from a boat in bright sun shine - then I can see through the dark lenses. I understand these yellow lenses are also good good at night -I had a pair but seldom drive at night.
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They are nice but not super thick...you can see through in certain light situations
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Ooops. Not see through, if they were see through I doubt that there would be any UV protection..
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I just received a pair today and used a color spectrum test image (and I'd tried others as well). Here's a link to it if you're interested. https://www.paleohacks.com/sleep/will-plain-red-or-orange-lenses-block-blue-light-for-sleep-17104 These were the only glasses that showed true blue blocking. I'm thrilled as I spend way too many hours under fluorescent lighting and in front of a computer screen. At my my age I couldn't care less whether they're stylish or not. I do like the S1933X though, better for comfort... lightweight.