a sudden pounding from the outside

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Maybo

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There was a sudden pounding from the outside, followed by a rattling of the doorknob.

Source: At Home With the Horrors: 14 Tales by Sammy Scott

Does "from the outside" mean "on the outside of the door"? Can I say "from outside"?
 
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