[Grammar] Look out the window/ Look out of the window

[englishhobby]

Do 'look out the window' and 'look out of the window' mean the same? Are they used interchangeably?

 

[bhaisahab]

In BrE, only "Look out of the window" is correct.

 

[Skrej]

Both work in AmE, although I prefer the first version without the preposition.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would say that both work in BrE. In fact, I usually say "I looked out the window and saw ...".

 

[bhaisahab]

Obviously both work for some BrE speakers.