Fabric, in particular carpet, having a shadow effect, comprising - a backing fabric having binding warp yarns (B 1, B 2) repeatedly crossing each other for providing weft receiving openings between crossings (C 1, C 2) thereof following each other in a warp direction and weft yarns (E 1, E 2) substantially extending in a weft direction through the weft receiving openings, - pile warp yarns (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4) interlaced with weft yarns (E 1, E 2) of the backing fabric for providing piles extending out of the backing fabric at a pile side, wherein, through at least one weft receiving opening, preferably the majority of the weft receiving openings, most preferably each weft receiving opening, only two weft yarns (E 1, E 2) extend, wherein, in at least one weft receiving opening, preferably the majority of the weft receiving openings, one of the weft yarns (E 1, E 2) is positioned at a back side relative to at least one weft separating warp yarn (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4, T) extending in the backing fabric substantially in the warp direction and the other one of the weft yarns (E 1, E 2) is positioned at the pile side relative to the at least one weft separating warp yarn (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4, T), wherein, for providing a pile in association with this weft receiving opening, a pile warp yarn (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3) is interlaced with the weft yarn (E 1, E 2) of this weft receiving opening positioned at the back side relative to the at least one weft separating warp yarn (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4, T), such as to extend out of the backing fabric between this weft yarn (E 1, E 2) and the other weft yarn (E 1, E 2) of this weft receiving opening, wherein pile warp yarns (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4) not used for forming piles are bound into the backing fabric such as to extend substantially in the warp direction as dead pile warp yarns, and wherein the weft yarns (E 1, E 2) of at least one weft receiving opening are separated from one another in a direction that is perpendicular with respect to a plane defined by the warp direction and the weft direction by at least one, preferably all the dead pile warp yarns extending in the area of this weft receiving opening as weft separating warp yarns (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4), wherein, for changing the direction of inclination of the piles, at least one transition zone is provided, characterized in that, in at least one transition zone, two transition weft yarns (TE 1, TE 2) provided immediately adjacent to each other in the warp direction extending through at least one weft receiving opening are not separated by a weft separating warp yarn (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4, T) extending in the area of this at least one weft receiving opening and, therefore, are positioned at substantially the same level in the direction. - a backing fabric having binding warp yarns (B 1, B 2) repeatedly crossing each other for providing weft receiving openings between crossings (C 1, C 2) thereof following each other in a warp direction and weft yarns (E 1, E 2) substantially extending in a weft direction through the weft receiving openings, - pile warp yarns (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4) interlaced with weft yarns (E 1, E 2) of the backing fabric for providing piles extending out of the backing fabric at a pile side, wherein, through at least one weft receiving opening, preferably the majority of the weft receiving openings, most preferably each weft receiving opening, only two weft yarns (E 1, E 2) extend, wherein, in at least one weft receiving opening, preferably the majority of the weft receiving openings, one of the weft yarns (E 1, E 2) is positioned at a back side relative to at least one weft separating warp yarn (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4, T) extending in the backing fabric substantially in the warp direction and the other one of the weft yarns (E 1, E 2) is positioned at the pile side relative to the at least one weft separating warp yarn (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4, T), wherein, for providing a pile in association with this weft receiving opening, a pile warp yarn (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3) is interlaced with the weft yarn (E 1, E 2) of this weft receiving opening positioned at the back side relative to the at least one weft separating warp yarn (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4, T), such as to extend out of the backing fabric between this weft yarn (E 1, E 2) and the other weft yarn (E 1, E 2) of this weft receiving opening, wherein pile warp yarns (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4) not used for forming piles are bound into the backing fabric such as to extend substantially in the warp direction as dead pile warp yarns, and wherein the weft yarns (E 1, E 2) of at least one weft receiving opening are separated from one another in a direction that is perpendicular with respect to a plane defined by the warp direction and the weft direction by at least one, preferably all the dead pile warp yarns extending in the area of this weft receiving opening as weft separating warp yarns (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4), wherein, for changing the direction of inclination of the piles, at least one transition zone is provided, characterized in that, in at least one transition zone, two transition weft yarns (TE 1, TE 2) provided immediately adjacent to each other in the warp direction extending through at least one weft receiving opening are not separated by a weft separating warp yarn (PY 1, PY 2, PY 3, PY 4, T) extending in the area of this at least one weft receiving opening and, therefore, are positioned at substantially the same level in the direction.