Why do houses front face the street?

Question

I’ve noticed that most, if not all, houses I’ve passed by front face the road. Why not face away from the road?

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Answer 1

Either way you look at it, one side is the front and and the other is the back, no matter how it’s faced. If it was the other way around, the back would just be the front and vice versa. But usually the front is the best looking part of the house.