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title: "Out-of-the-window (OTW) view — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
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# out-of-the-window (OTW) view

EASA defines “out-of-the-window (OTW) view” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘out-of-the-window (OTW) view’ means a view of the area of responsibility of the aerodrome ATS unit from a conventional tower, obtained via direct visual observation;

2\. Definitions · Remote Aerodrome Air Traffic Services (GM) · GM to Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · Easy Access Rules, 26 Jan 2026 revision · [Read 2. Definitions](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/remote-ats/formal-title/guidance-material-on-remote-aerodrome-ats#2-definitions)

## Defined in the same article

- [aerodrome ATS](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-ats)
- [conventional tower](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/conventional-tower)
- [detect/detection](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/detectdetection)
- [identify/identification](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/identifyidentification)
- [multiple mode of operation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/multiple-mode-of-operation)
- [operational context](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/operational-context)
- [recognise/recognition](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/recogniserecognition)
- [remote aerodrome ATS](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/remote-aerodrome-ats)