The most practical spot for a cat tree is in front of a window. Ours is in front of the big window in the living room. One of our cats predictably likes to sit on it to get a good view of the front yard. He watches the birds, the squirrels, the rabbits, the neighbourhood cats who come to sit on the railway ties bordering our garden bed. He watches the people walking by as they stroll down to look at the lake. Some of the people have dogs. If he’s lucky, he’ll get to see a duck, a wild turkey, or a fox. This is exactly what we envisioned when we put the cat tree in front of the window.

Our other cat likes to sit on it too, but he faces the living room so he can watch us.