Sightline Elevation: Water Visible When Seated

A seating area designed with calculated sightlines. When a person sits on the steps or bench, their eye level just clears the front railing and the edge of the embankment, allowing them to see the water surface, rather than just the top of a wall; when standing and walking past, the view is even more open. The image should show that the relationship between the seating, railing height, and water surface has been calculated. If a railing must exist, it should be thin, horizontal, and obstruct the view as little as possible. Avoid: making the seating lower than the embankment edge, causing the water to be invisible when seated; using high and dense solid railings; making the railing into a thick, decorative balustrade; making the height of the viewing platform irrelevant to the sightline.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一處經過視線計算的座位。人坐在階梯或長凳上時,眼睛的高度剛好越過前方的護欄與堤緣看到水面,而不是只看到一道牆的頂端;站著走過時視線更開闊。畫面裡看得出座位、護欄高度與水面之間的關係是算過的。護欄如果必須存在,是細的、水平的、盡量不擋視線。避免:讓座位低於堤緣導致坐下就看不到水、使用高而密的實心護欄、把護欄做成裝飾性的粗厚欄杆、讓觀景平台的高度與視線無關。