[Grammar] ‘at’ versus ‘by’

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northpath

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Are the prepositions in these sentences interchangeable?
Don’t sit at the window – it’s cold outside.
Please put the vase by the window.

I mean
Don’t sit by the window – it’s cold outside.
Please put the vase at the window.
 

bhaisahab

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I wouldn't use "at the window" for the vase.
 
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