Visual meaning of 'courtyard'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of courtyard: An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings. - Image 1

courtyard: An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings. - Thumbnail 1

courtyard: An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings. - Thumbnail 2

noun

An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.

"She sat in the courtyard, enjoying the garden."

architecture building area