noun
shoji with a glass bottom half for snow viewing
A traditional Japanese sliding paper door whose lower half is made of glass, allowing one to view the snow-covered garden while staying warm indoors.
雪見障子から、庭に積もった雪を眺めるのが好きです。
I like to view the snow piled up in the garden through the snow-viewing shoji.
A standard paper sliding door; 雪見障子 is a specific type with a glass lower section for snow viewing.
Compound of 雪見 (yukimi, 'snow viewing') and 障子 (shōji, 'paper sliding door'). The term describes a shoji designed for enjoying snowy scenery from indoors.