First, advantages:
1, take care of enough, especially in winter, the afternoon sun can shine directly into the room, which is warmer.
Second, the shortcomings:
1. In summer, when the room receives light for a long time, the sun in the west will bake the room very hot, and it will feel hotter than other rooms when sleeping at night.
2, summer monsoon is mostly north-south wind, poor ventilation, but also increase the degree of sultry.
3. There are many winds in the northwest in winter, and there are many cold losses in the window. Under the same heating conditions, the room will feel colder.
Because the windows facing west have many shortcomings, there were few windows facing west in previous houses.