Apologies to all the real windows out there — no disrespect, love your work — but fake windows are having a real moment over on TikTok.
Earlier in March, @nam__p shared a video [1] that read, "How to use your projector the correct way." In it, he set up the projector against a blank wall and displayed various aesthetically pleasing visuals, like fish swimming, a clock, and a tropical rain shower from the other side of a window. The last one in particular got quite the response in the comments, so the TikTok user improved upon the trend exclusively using window visuals [2]. From there, the Fake Window Challenge commenced.
Much like that, uh, nature cereal recipe [3], this TikTok trend is pretty easy to re-create. Simply procure a projector (one user recommended this especially compact option [4]), set it up against a blank wall, turn off the lights, and sync up the projector to the YouTube video of your choosing. There's that popular 10-hour tropical storm video [5], as well as a mountain view video [6] and, of course, a Hogwarts option [7].
Enjoy the TikToks ahead to see several different takes on the Fake Window Challenge.
