Have you ever had the experience of pulling back your curtains, only to be met by a pair of luminous, unblinking eyes from the outside?
If you have, you’ll be able to sympathize with the following Japanese Twitter users who glanced up at their windows and happened to see one or more furry feline visitors staring back. Either way, you’re sure to enjoy this compilation of (the good kind of) peeping Toms!
Based on the pictures, the cats seem to be a mix of collared neighborhood pets and stray animals. It looks like some of them dropped by just to say hi and are intent on “hanging out,” while others came looking for indoor kitty friends or a warm window with which to escape the cold. All of them, however, have succeeded in capturing our hearts:
https://twitter.com/A0814R0320/status/551922080740950016 https://twitter.com/KoeruChan/status/381580857040834560 https://twitter.com/sugaaaar4/status/505336496983773185 https://twitter.com/m_tavm/status/491205116976844800 https://twitter.com/ldfu_527/status/330993258744381440窓の外に野良猫いんだけどwww
— いちころ (@ichicolo) August 20, 2014
近いよ！！ pic.twitter.com/7wdsHhKYfA
https://twitter.com/michizanest/status/467879663310618624知らない猫がずっと窓の外でないてる！全く動く気配がない。こいつは俺に何を求めてるんや。中に入れるべきなのか。 pic.twitter.com/XKUre6qPyt
— 久保裕也 (@k_yuya31) February 10, 2014
おはよー！
— りんりん Le porte-bonheur (@Rinrin721) August 12, 2013
夜は窓開けたら寒いくらいだった。
早朝から野良猫ちゃんたちのベランダ運動会で起きる。#cat http://t.co/rDo1m4OCzT
https://twitter.com/Microcosm_naha/status/549293082848419840 https://twitter.com/ema_1103/status/478357601801875458昨日から実家の窓外に猫ちゃんが遊びに来る、、、笑 pic.twitter.com/LtI3pdAhox
— 小松彩夏 (@ayaka_502) January 3, 2015
猫が窓を開けてほしそ〜に見てます・・自力で開けられるのに、開けてほしそ〜〜に見てます・（続く） pic.twitter.com/VFnDGdRKFR
— 六花チヨ (@ROkUHANA00) August 19, 2013
https://twitter.com/necoran222/status/549203016079794178（続き）しばらく待っても、開けてくれないので、とうとう自力で窓を開けはじめた猫・・でも網戸を開けてしまってる・・おしい！ヌンヌン pic.twitter.com/qHoTJ7oVfa
— 六花チヨ (@ROkUHANA00) August 19, 2013
野良猫ちゃんが餌くれってうるさかったんだけど急に静かになったとおもったらwwwwwww食い意地はりすぎてあまどと窓ガラスの間にwwwww挟まってやがるwwwwwwくっそwwww可愛すぎて猫缶あげたわくっそwwwww pic.twitter.com/o8fWNKg42M
— びす子@留年回避 (@avectoi15) July 17, 2014
振り返ればやつがいる😳
— くまはうす (@kumahousecom) November 9, 2014
雨☔️の多摩🏡
窓の外で野良猫トラジロウさん居眠り中😽💤💤💤🎵 pic.twitter.com/naNueGAS2H
窓のすぐ外になんかおるなーって思ったら見知らぬ猫！
— Naoto K (@k_naoto_16) December 30, 2014
人の家でのんびりしすぎだぞ(￣▽￣) pic.twitter.com/wWCCF7C862
https://twitter.com/KaZuEmooooN/status/540658793944588288風呂場の窓の外にいた。野良猫。 pic.twitter.com/5km72MX6p9
— 活動停止 (@tnk_1206) October 28, 2014
うちの窓のところで寝る野良猫（´♪｀た）
— たかちゃん🧪【タイム肉】提督ボ一ドゲ一ム部 (@taka_biszuya) January 1, 2015
あまりによく来るので毛布が用意されておりますw pic.twitter.com/Qgm5owd5jP
https://twitter.com/pisaro0418/status/194712548027809792 https://twitter.com/naconoyu/status/462810334135201792 https://twitter.com/muta_mutan/status/516489992005120000 https://twitter.com/nachocon/status/460478822580637697毎日猫生活。
— ニードラー@糖質制限解除 (@needra) January 3, 2015
窓の外から見られてるよー。 pic.twitter.com/OEUINX8k7q
追加分の年賀状を出しにいった帰り道の近所のおうちの窓のとこで！猫がガラスの向こうの猫と手を合わせてめっさ可愛かったんだけど上手く言えなかったから絵にしようとしたけど私リアル猫さっぱり描けなかったこと忘れてた！！！！！！！（瀕死） pic.twitter.com/xkPgAD4Gqj
— 蒼空猫 (@starskyneko) January 2, 2015
ほとんど毎日来る近所の猫さん。うちのパンクが窓辺にいないとにゃーんにゃーんって鳴く。パンクが行くと網戸越しにお鼻あいさつ。会いに来てるっぽいなー( ´ ▽ ` )家に入れないし、パンクは外に出出さないのでずっと網戸越しのお友達 pic.twitter.com/NsfC5deo6m
— 菅野ゆう (@YUpunks) October 19, 2014
猫飼ってる青森の友人宅。雪の降る寒い中、毎日外の猫が会いにくる。「それって恋してるんじゃないか…」って思ったけど毎回喧嘩売って帰ってくだけらしい…この前は1時間くらい怒ってたそうです。 pic.twitter.com/TZ2cN9p87I
— なかうち (@HiFi_MACLORD) January 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/tenmoncore1/status/547490153485201408スゴい！窓開けてたら野良猫さんが遊びに来た！大興奮な窓際族(笑) http://t.co/HbAmuI7Z
— ネコパンチ！！花柳玲千音 (@nekopunch22) April 21, 2012
窓開けてたら野良猫入ってきた pic.twitter.com/ZGa4epBU5M
— そらと (@sorato410) November 13, 2013
Keep your eyes peeled on the windows from now on–you never know what you’ll see staring back!
Source: Naver Matome
Top image: Twitter (@KoeruChan)
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