I spent months looking for curtains. Finally decided on these for our large sliding door and window in the living room. Windows are north facing. Sliding door doesn’t have any other covering but the window has blinds. They are not black out official, but def block  most light shining in. Took all of glare off our TV during the day. The material is very soft and they lay nicely right out of the packaging. I put 2 sets of curtains over the sliding door to fully cover it. Would recommend these for sure!