These are beautiful curtians and I really like the amazing work this company does in providing a way for someone who is living inland or in the desert to have a lovely tropical theme on thier wall or over thier windows all year around. We love the teal green color of the sea in these and deep soft tans of the sand. They are a thinker type of material so you can not really see through them but the sun does bring out the vibrance of the ocean scape at certian times of the day so much to the fact that you might feel like you are really there. There is one thing that I found over all with these drapes and others ones that I bought from this company, I felt that the sea line was a little low so if that bothers you you might have to do a little alterarations to get the sea line at eye level or where you need it to be. Over all, I recommend the purchase of these as they are surreal and truely have that calming beach feel allusion when you are around them.