You are cooking next to a window. Hate keeping normal windows clean, and don't need to remove food and grease from them?

i agree with Mrs M and it's the same amount of dirt regardless of the splashback. If twitofalili decides that the dirty glass becomes too much a screen of bamboo or similar or frosted film applied to the glass will obscure the grime while still allowing light. Also consider a deeper bench (70cms instead of 60cms) with a slimline wider 75cm-90cm x 50cm cooktop installed towards the front to keep the splashes further away from the glass but looking forward to comments from HOUZZERS with actual kitchen splashback windows

Agree totally with Mrs M. It's just how you clean it - which is dead easy - clean it with a clean Chux and hot soapy water. Then in a spray bottle mix 1 part water, 1 part vinegar and a few drops of dishwashing liquid and buff with a clean lint free cloth (tea towel/microfibre cloth) and you get a beautiful clear streakfree shine (absolutely no harder than the traditional tile splashback).

It's been my observation (and personal pet peeve) that the people who raise concerns with us about cleaning glass and window splashbacks are the ones who for the most part have never cleaned any splashback in their lives. Streaks are far easier to clean than wretched grout!

Cleaning a smooth grout free non-porous surface is a lot easier than cleaning tiled surfaces.

Oh, the water/vinegar/dishwashing liquid combo works great on all windows for polishing out streaks.

Clear glass can be clean but still show lots of smudges and streaks, which would not be visible on other surfaces such as tiles or even stainless steel.

I hate my glass splash back window from 5pm till around 7pm. When that suns beams through you can clearly see just how shit of a job you’ve done cleaning it. Without the sun beaming on it, the window looks crystal clear. But once the sun hits it forget it, the glass looks all smudgy and streaky!

The only way to keep it clean is to use hot soapy water and a sponge. Then rinsing off the hot soapy water with clean water. Then use a towel to dry it down. Lots of towels are required as it makes a bloody mess. Then repeat the same process on the outside.

So if I had to choice between a glass window or normal glass splashback no way I would choice the window. I hate it! I hate all windows once the sun hits them they look terrible if not cleaned throughly with soapy water.

Ive tried using newspaper, vinegar etc none of it works. Makes it look worse.

If u have no sunlight that will hit the window splash back well you’ll love it.

If u do have the sun hit that side I strongly advise don’t get a glass splash back!