I can see through them. They do stay in place well with the wind blowing. Great price. If I pull the curtains to close off my patio it gets very hot! I can see through them but they do not let air pass through. They are durable and look nice.Wow these are so pretty and inexpensive. I ordered some for an outside porch and like them so much ordered more and hung up in a living room window. They let in the most beautiful golden light it seemed to block all of the heat and peering eyes.Using with pergola, works great to keep the very hot sun off of us. Little wrinkle when 1st hanging, nothing very unsightly and after a couple days of hanging and blowing in the wind at night. No WrinklesThese are so nice. Good outdoor curtains. Not too thin, not too thick. They block enough light to keep our patio cooler in the strong sun here in Oklahoma. Color is holding and they don't mold or stain. Easy to hose off and dry pretty quick too! I had an issue, not sellers fault at all (recieved a return someone had cut when I bought used like new) anyway, they made it right straight away!I loved the weight of these and the tiebacks which I used to tie around each panel. You can blouse them for a more sumptuous look. I used tension rods and the stick on clear silicon type supports. They've been up several weeks now. I will update if things change. But I'm happy with these now.These curtains were smaller than I thought. Next time I'll measure first. That was on me. They really look pretty on either side of my plants on my porch.Looks beautiful and durable.Very affordable that’s why I chose these but thought they would be less transparent than they are I got the beige curtains and they provide minimal privacy don’t know how they’ll do as sun shades either at this point