noun
shop window, display window
B1
Schaufenster (noun): means 'shop window' or 'display window' where goods are shown. Gender: das; plural Schaufenster (same form). Regular declension (die Schaufenster). Compound of 'Schau' + 'Fenster'. Used for retail displays; dative plural forms like den Schaufenstern appear in declension tables.
Examples
Im Schaufenster sind die neuesten Modetrends ausgestellt.
The latest fashion trends are displayed in the shop window.
Viele Leute blieben stehen, um das Schaufenster zu betrachten.
Many people stopped to look at the display window.
Nachdem man die Schaufenster neu dekorierte, blieben viele Passanten stehen und machten Fotos.
After they redecorated the shop windows, many passersby stopped and took photos.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a shop 'showing' its best items behind a big window — that's a Schaufenster.
sounds like 'show-window' — think 'show' (Schau) + window (Fenster)
das = neuter: think of 'das' as 'this thing' — the shop window is an object (it).
Notes
Schaufenster is neuter and often unchanged in the plural (die Schaufenster). In spoken German you may also hear 'Schaufensterbummel' for a window-shopping stroll.