Contemporary style with more light and a larger view. Common in newer homes. A good choice where windows are difficult to reach.
Casement windows are hinged on the side and swing out like a door. Awning windows are hinged at the top and swing up. Double hung slide over one another.
Windows set on a vertical hinge, so that they open like a door. They were common in the grander houses in the middle of the 15th century and over the next three centuries in more modest housing, becoming a common feature in country properties.
Windows that open from the side on hinges, like doors, out from the plane of the wall.