Genesis says Noah opened a window in the Ark after the waters receded.
Genesis 8:6 states that, after forty days, Noah opened the window he had made in the Ark. He then sent out a raven, followed by a dove, to learn whether the waters had diminished from the earth. The window is part of the narrative’s sequence for testing the condition of the land.
This window should not be confused with the opening mentioned earlier in Genesis 6:16. Translations differ in how they render that earlier feature, with terms such as window, roof opening, or opening appearing in English versions. Genesis 8 specifically describes Noah opening a window before releasing the birds.
The passage does not give the window’s dimensions or explain its exact construction. It also does not say that the dove flew through a specially designed observatory. Popular illustrations often add many windows to the Ark, but the biblical account mentions this opening without supplying a complete architectural inventory.