Is there Nowhere to Hide?

Is there nowhere to hide from elliptical windows with radiating keystones?

Most are located in gables and dormers, but not always.

They appear on 19th century Colonial Revivals, early 20th century Craftsman dwellings, even 1930's Chateauesque apartment buildings. Not to mention, early American Federalist architecture.

Like other house parts, once identified, they become that obscure object of desire.

"Look another," I'll proclaim sometimes to the dog, sometimes to a passenger, head craned, eyes ill-advisedly divorced from the road. "There. There."

"No, up there."