eli5: Why are radiators in houses often situated under a window- surely this is the worst place and the easiest way to lose all the heat?

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eli5: Why are radiators in houses often situated under a window- surely this is the worst place and the easiest way to lose all the heat?

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Don’t forget you also need to fight the condensation on the windows. Radiators under the window help with that, both before it forms and for evaporation afterwards.