Most blinds will close completely when tilting down as the slats overlap pretty tightly on each other.
Closing blinds up or down for privacy.
Sometimes bottom up rather than top down blinds are a solution which pull up to cover enough of the window to provide privacy while you can still see out of the top but you would have to test this out i m not convinced you would be able to still see the ocean if the blinds were far enough up to obscure the road.
The direction up or down to close blind slats is a matter of personal preference but if you want more privacy tilt them up with the rounded side facing out.
There always seems to be a bit of a looser gap when blinds are closed with the vanes tilting up.
It gives you better privacy.
The view and the light will be toward the direction of the ceiling.
For heat control for summer.
Blinds turned in this direction offer more privacy and light control since the convex side faces the window blocking light or views from the outside.
For the best light coverage add hanging pleats at the top of your window.
With the rounded side facing in and the blinds turned down it s easier for prying eyes to see in the room at night especially when it s lit from the inside.
Thus the overhung blind is block out for night time privacy.
Closed in the inside up direction blinds may not have as soft an appearance but there is greater control of daylight entering the room.
If the window is on the ground floor the blind should be closed slats up.
Dual rollers blinds have a sheer roller blind underneath allowing daylight still but enough to give you day time privacy.
When the blinds are lowered from the top small cords can be seen holding it in place which can slightly obstruct your view.
The most popular top down bottom up shade style is the honeycomb cellular which offers the best light control and privacy.
Pull the cord toward the left to unlock the blinds.
Check to see if the blinds are operated with a continuous cord loop.
After years of living in apartments i have learned the direction of a blind s slats should change depending on the location of the window.
Grasp the cord firmly and then.
When the blinds are tilted up they allow better light control in the room.
If the window is lower than the street level then tilting the blinds down will give you more privacy.
Otherwise people can see in from the floors above.
It really is consumer preference although we know that turning the slats upward front edge of the blind upward usually provides more privacy less light into the room and minimizes heat transfer into the room.
However having the rounded side facing out may not be as aesthetically pleasing as when the rounded side of the slats faces in.
Privacy should be of highest importance.
How to close blinds method 1 of 4.
Regarding privacy venetians shutters or dual roller blinds.
The convex side faces the window creating less space through which to view.
For the utmost privacy i recommend opaque honeycomb sha.