Here's a poser for you...

This thread reminds me the house across the gardens at my mothers house when I was a child. The people living there did the same only you could see them in day light too. As kids we used to giggle as we sat in the large kitchen having dinner while someone was not only in the bathroom but appeared to have been standing in the bath and dropped the soap and bent over with their derriere towards the glass. Our mothers response was to close the curtains in our kitchen! Many years later I was at one of those selling parties at someones house (household stuff) when all the ladies were treated to the spectacle a man having a shower right in front of his bathroom window too!

For those of you who do not like roller blinds, plantation blinds are brilliant!

Mention it to them. They are probably totally unaware. Sure a blind will be fitted soon or different glass.

The houses opposite me have bathrooms at the front with large windows. The occupants all keep their blinds closed. However, one set didn’t and the young woman used to strip off by the window and aping herself down. No one told her that she could be seen … Actually, it wouldn’t have helped as she knew what she was doing and enjoyed it and did a sort of dance like a Go- go dancer from back in the day. At my 50 th birthday party she put on a real show which was watched by lots of males who used the excuse of ‘ having a smoke’ ( whether they imbibed or not) to go out and view the spectacle. She became known as the ‘Rude Nude ‘ at number 14.

When we moved into our new house our neighbour (who we were already friends with) warned us that she could see into our bathroom window from her kitchen if we had the window wide open or the bathroom light on. I promptly bought a blind and never open the window fully. I am so glad she told me.
You should tell your neighbours immediately.

I would pop an anonymous note through the door while they’re out!

I would definitely tell them. You could ask how they're enjoying the extension, make some positive comment about it ( it's well finished and in keeping with rest of house/can't even hear water running .... ), then casually add you've noticed you can make out people's outlines when the light is on and thought you'd tell them in case they wanted to put up a blind/curtain. Good luck. I'm sure they'd rather know.

Definitely tell them when my neighbours moved in they re-did the bathroom straight opposite my kitchen window and yes exactly the same thing happened. Do tell them, my neighbours were very grateful and immediately bought a blind.

Keep your mouth shut. If they don't know they won't worry. After 15 years it's a bit late now.

I agree, you did the right thing.

Frosted glass is nowhere near as obscure as people think, particularly at night with the light on.

This reminds me of a Pub garden years ago in Town where the lads used to congregate in good weather to watch some woman in one of the houses behind the pub getting ready for her Bath, all seen through her frosted bathroom glass. All back lit by the bathroom light.

No idea if anyone told her..?

I have always had blinds at all our upstairs windows after being traumatised when I was 16 and saw a young lad (whose house overlooked our back garden) watching my bedroom window through binoculars! I've been paranoid ever since 🙄

boheminan

No response to my note and they snubbed me walking around town today (I'm not confrontational, so don't have the nerve to have it out with them). Well! I just won't do that again.

You did the right thing.

Anyway, why should you have to be confronted by their pink bodies from your kitchen window?

In fact, I'm surprised they managed to get planning permission for an extension with a window which could potentially overlook your house and garden.

If someone told me I d say ‘thank you I never realised hope you didn’t get a shock’ and laugh it off

Why feel bad, you did the right thing if they re not happy with you helping them…. Well tough

Hmm... maybe as they are the type who "keep themselves to themselves" they are just shy - and embarrassed?

However, if they continue to snub you I think in spite of you not wanting to be confrontational I'd walk up to them and say something along the lines of, 'I honestly thought you'd want to know because I believe other people might be able to see you as well and I told you out of respect for your privacy - if it was only me, I wouldn't have said anything because I simply wouldn't look whilst your light was on in the bathroom'. And then walk off.

On a personal note, I've never felt secluded behind frosted glass and don't know anyone who has it. I'm surprised it didn't occur to them that their privacy when the light was on would be compromised.

boheminian You said that they were a quiet couple. Some people get quite disproportionately embarrassed about events like this.

Give them some slack, just keep acknowledging them when you see them. eventually they will get over their embarrassment, and I expect are actually so glad that you told them.

Do not let this stop you doing this again.

No response to my note and they snubbed me walking around town today (I'm not confrontational, so don't have the nerve to have it out with them). Well! I just won't do that again.

Reminds me of escape to the country where there’s a big bath in the bedroom in front of the large window with fabulous country views. The countryside is not completely devoid of people. An estate worker would get an eyeful!

You did the right thing. Rude not to acknowledge your kindness but hey ho, just know you did the right thing

boheminan You did the right thing. I expect they are not responding because they are embarrassed by the situation.

Nevertheless you did the right thing.

Thank you for your responses. I decided to do the right thing and wrote them a little note, in which I took great pains to ensure they wouldn't feel awkward about the situation.

I posted it through their letterbox late Wednesday night.

This morning a towel has appeared over their window but they've not responded to my note (although they've been in) so in a way I'm still not sure whether I did the right thing by them. However, my conscience is clear.

I actually had the frosted glass in our bathroom window replaced with clear glass - and then fitted a venetion blind with wooden slats. Admittedly my bathroom is not ovelooked, but it does enable those in the bathroom to see out (I lie in the bath and watch the trees) and protects my modesty should the window cleaner arrive and get onto the flat roof to clean the first floor windows.

Frosted glass or, as it's sometimes inaccurately called, 'obscure glazing' is anything but. Don't let this go on any longer. If you don't talk to them now, it will be all the more embarrassing on both sides if you don't seize the day.