Sometimes decorating is about stepping back and letting your home's good qualities shine. If you've got a great view to the outdoors, your home should highlight that view rather than detract from it. Shown above are five scaled-back rooms that lead your eye from the indoors out...

These rooms all have large windows and a walk-through connection to an outdoor space. Some have city views and others look out on a rural landscape, but in each example, the home takes its cues from the landscape. In a romantic English cottage, a vintage dining room overlooks a deck filled with potted plants. A modern home that looks out onto the highway uses a palette of grays, blacks, and wood tones. In a high-rise with panoramic views of the city, contemporary furniture with glass and metal accents evokes the skyscrapers outside the window. For more on each of these homes, click through the links below:

• 1 Ned's Cottage from InSpace
• 2 Chuck and Holly's High School Home
• 3 Renovation from Architect Your Home
• 4 Erie and Kingsbury on the Park by Lucien Lagrange
• 5 James and Rui's LVL Home