White, sometimes stained floor tiles and a plain, usually graffitied grey door: I think we can all agree, this is an accurate description of your average toilet – pretty boring, no? Have you ever been having a tinkle, twiddling your thumbs and thought to yourself: "You know what this toilet needs? A good view!" Well, you're in luck. Toilet enthusiast Luke Barclay, from aloowithaview.co.uk, has put together entire books showcasing toilets with fantastic vistas, from the tops of mountains to the city centres of the world. He describes it as "a global movement dedicated to the search for views from toilets". So, without further ado-do (sorry), here is a selection of the best.

1. View of Mount Foraker from Denali, Alaska

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2. Copeland Island Bird Observatory, Northern Ireland

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3. Mount Everest from Tengboche Monastery latrine, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

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4. View of the Zambezi river, Old Mondoro Bush Camp, Zambia

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5. Mount Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

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6. View from the urinal in the Warner Stand, Lords Cricket Ground, UK

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7. Mount Whitney, Sierra Nevada, California

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8. Thiksey Buddhist Monastery, Ladakh, India

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9. Near Salar de Uyuni, Andean High Plateau, Bolivia

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10. Wolwedans Lodge, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia

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11. Summit of Croagh Patrick, County Mayo, Ireland

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All photos courtesy of Luke Barclay from aloowithaview.co.uk