Window film for front door glass and sidelights
A front door often has glass in three places: in the door itself, in tall sidelights beside it, and in a transom window above. Each pane gets its own piece of film, cut to the glass. Here is how to measure, which listing to use and what it costs.
Quick rules
- Measure the glass, not the frame
- One piece per pane
- Not for heavily textured or pebbled door glass
1Where the glass is
Door glass, sidelights and transom
Door glass: one large pane, or many small panes like a French door.
Sidelights: tall, narrow panes on one or both sides of the door.
Transom: a wide, short pane above the door.
Measure and order each one separately. Panes of the same size go in one order, with the cart quantity set to the number of panes.
2Measure
Measure the visible glass of each pane
Measure the glass you can see, in inches, inside the frame or the trim around it. The longest side picks the price tier, and you type your exact width × height on Amazon.
- A 22 × 64 in pane in the door is the 72 in tier, $76.99.
- A 10 × 60 in sidelight is the 60 in tier, $54.99.
- A 36 × 12 in transom is the 36 in tier, $22.99.
Amazon shows the final price at checkout. Tape-measure fractions like 21 1/4 work in the price box below.
Frosted film in daylight: the outside is a soft blur.
3Which listing
One big pane or many small ones?
Large panes and sidelights
Use the custom listings: each piece cut to your width × height, priced by the longest side from $4.99 (12 in) to $132.99 (96 in). Over 46 in on the shorter side, it comes in two pieces at no extra charge. Amazon shows the final price at checkout.
Frosted, custom cut (opens Amazon in a new tab) · Rainbow, custom cut (opens Amazon in a new tab)
A door with many small panes
Small divided panes have their own listings: a 10-pack of pre-cut 6 × 12 in pieces, and a per-pane listing for frosted panes up to 20 in. The French door guide shows which fits.
Price one door pane
Type one pane’s glass size. Small divided pane? Tick “French-door pane” to compare the door listings.
Before you buy
Frosted film blurs the view by day and at night, but at night with the lights on inside, someone close to the glass can show as a soft silhouette.
Rainbows show in direct sun only.
Neither film holds on heavily textured or pebbled glass.
4Frosted or rainbow
Privacy at the door, or color?
Frosted blurs the view through the door glass and keeps the hallway bright. At night with the hall light on, someone close to the glass can show as a soft silhouette (privacy at night).
Rainbow casts color into the hall when direct sun hits the door glass, so it suits a door that faces the sun (when it makes rainbows). It gives light privacy only.
Decorative door glass is often textured: check yours first with the fingertip test.
Rainbow film in direct sun.
Next: order your panes
The ordering guide shows where each value goes on Amazon’s Customize form.