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# How to pronounce "ames window" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/æmɛswɪndæʊ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **a·me·swin·dow**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (10 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "ames window" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "It's on this turntable and it is rotating continuously. This is known as the Ames window illusion. And I saw it on an old Australian TV program called the Curiosity Show."
- **Watch at 1:02**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc&t=62s)

### Example 2
> "So experimenters first exposed them to an ordinary rotating circle. And then they showed them simultaneously the Ames window and a rotating rectangular window. The five and a half month old babies showed no special preference for the Ames window."
- **Watch at 13:01**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc&t=781s)

### Example 3
> "The other 40 were from nearby rural communities where they lived in round huts with few prominent 90 degree angles. When subjects were seated 10 feet away from the rotating Ames window with both eyes open, 60% of the urban group reported seeing the window oscillating. But in the rural group, only 17.5% saw the same thing."
- **Watch at 5:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc&t=339s)

### Example 4
> "But we can play with these attributes in order to create situations that defy our expectations. Now I have been obsessed with getting the Ames window illusion to work. Look at how many different Ames windows I have been making."
- **Watch at 10:21**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc&t=621s)

### Example 5
> "And then they showed them simultaneously the Ames window and a rotating rectangular window. The five and a half month old babies showed no special preference for the Ames window. But the seven and a half and nine month olds were significantly more interested in the Ames window."
- **Watch at 13:07**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc&t=787s)

### Example 6
> "Now, if this carpentered world hypothesis is correct, well then you'd expect people with less experience of rectangles in their environments to be less susceptible to the illusion. And to test exactly this, in 1957 Harvard psychologists tried the Ames window illusion in South Africa with 80 children, aged 10 to 14. 40 of them were living in the city of Durban full of rectangular buildings, doors and windows."
- **Watch at 5:14**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc&t=314s)

### Example 7
> "Then I thought about the question, how could I make myself like the ruler that passes through the Ames window? And of course, then I would need a very large Ames window. So it's been this holiday season, like we're living in a weird, surreal art museum or something."
- **Watch at 10:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc&t=650s)

### Example 8
> "The five and a half month old babies showed no special preference for the Ames window. But the seven and a half and nine month olds were significantly more interested in the Ames window. Suggesting they perceive it as doing something different, presumably oscillating."
- **Watch at 13:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc&t=792s)

### Example 9
> "There used to be a disco ball in this room, I never thought that this would come in handy. Then I thought about the question, how could I make myself like the ruler that passes through the Ames window? And of course, then I would need a very large Ames window."
- **Watch at 10:43**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc&t=643s)

### Example 10
> "Well, it seems to be an innate ability which forms very early in our development. They've actually shown babies in three different age groups five and a half months, seven and a half months and nine months the Ames window illusion. Do they see the window oscillating?"
- **Watch at 12:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc&t=757s)


## How to Pronounce "ames window"

- **Syllables**: a · me · swin · dow
- **IPA**: `/æmɛswɪndæʊ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[ames](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ames), [window](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/window)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “ames window”?
“ames window” is pronounced /æmɛswɪndæʊ/ (a · me · swin · dow). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “ames window”?
“ames window” has 4 syllables: a · me · swin · dow.

### How can I hear “ames window” used in real sentences?
This page has 10 real-world video examples of “ames window” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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