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Dear Cecil,

Since I've been house hunting, I saw some houses on hills that have the entrances on the highest level and the rest of the house nestled lower on the hillside. This has raised some questions about clear view in front and a mountain in the back.

1. Since the highest level is at the entrance and the view is at the back of the house, would the part with a view become the front and the entrance become the back?

In one of the houses, the road is running through the very top of the hill and there are houses on both sides of the road.

2. If the the road is considered the back of the house and at the very top of the hill, would that be considered bad feng shui since there is no mountain supporting the back?

3. The house across the street is a two story house, could that be considered support in the back since it's taller than the house I'm looking at, or would that be also bad because it is taller and would have a tendency to dominate the smaller house?

I also saw a two story house where the road is on the same level as the door to the top story, but the bottom story is below the road and you have to climb up a set of very steep steps to reach the road. Since the house is on a steep hillside, the other side of the road is part of the steep hill. Now, again, if you consider the front of the house, the part that has a view, then the entrance, would be the back. My question is:

4. Even if the entrance is now the back of the house, it still is the main entrance and would it be bad feng shui to come out of the door and have to face a steep hill every day?


Thanks again,

Cheui May