A lens based optical window, comprising: a plurality of selectably transmissive internally focused intermediate image lenses (130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 502, 602); and a controller (162, 660) configured to independently control each of the selectably transmissive internally focused intermediate image lens, wherein each selectably transmissive internally focused intermediate image lens comprises: a respective first portion of a lens configured to receive incoming light (510, 514) through a respective first side and focus the incoming light into a respective focused image on a respective internal focal plane (546, 646), the respective internal focal plane being coplanar with a respective second side (546, 646) of the respective first portion of the lens, the respective second side being opposite the respective first side; a respective second portion of the lens comprising a respective image side (546, 646) and a respective rear side, the respective rear side opposite the respective image side, the respective image side being adjacent to the respective second side of the respective first portion of the lens, the respective second portion of the lens configured to refract a respective projection (512, 516) of the respective focused image through the respective rear side; and a respective selectably transmissive shutter located in the respective internal focal plane, the respective selectably transmissive shutter controllable to block at least a portion of light passing therethrough. a plurality of selectably transmissive internally focused intermediate image lenses (130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 502, 602); and a controller (162, 660) configured to independently control each of the selectably transmissive internally focused intermediate image lens, wherein each selectably transmissive internally focused intermediate image lens comprises: a respective first portion of a lens configured to receive incoming light (510, 514) through a respective first side and focus the incoming light into a respective focused image on a respective internal focal plane (546, 646), the respective internal focal plane being coplanar with a respective second side (546, 646) of the respective first portion of the lens, the respective second side being opposite the respective first side; a respective second portion of the lens comprising a respective image side (546, 646) and a respective rear side, the respective rear side opposite the respective image side, the respective image side being adjacent to the respective second side of the respective first portion of the lens, the respective second portion of the lens configured to refract a respective projection (512, 516) of the respective focused image through the respective rear side; and a respective selectably transmissive shutter located in the respective internal focal plane, the respective selectably transmissive shutter controllable to block at least a portion of light passing therethrough. a respective first portion of a lens configured to receive incoming light (510, 514) through a respective first side and focus the incoming light into a respective focused image on a respective internal focal plane (546, 646), the respective internal focal plane being coplanar with a respective second side (546, 646) of the respective first portion of the lens, the respective second side being opposite the respective first side; a respective second portion of the lens comprising a respective image side (546, 646) and a respective rear side, the respective rear side opposite the respective image side, the respective image side being adjacent to the respective second side of the respective first portion of the lens, the respective second portion of the lens configured to refract a respective projection (512, 516) of the respective focused image through the respective rear side; and the respective rear side opposite the respective image side, the respective image side being adjacent to the respective second side of the respective first portion of the lens, the respective second portion of the lens configured to refract a respective projection (512, 516) of the respective focused image through the respective rear side; and a respective selectably transmissive shutter located in the respective internal focal plane, the respective selectably transmissive shutter controllable to block at least a portion of light passing therethrough.