Hanukkah Candles at the Door or Window
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Question
I live on the ground floor, and I can place the menorah at the entrance of the apartment where there is a mezuzah, and it is visible from the street, but it is less prominent and noticeable. On the other hand, I can place the menorah in the window, where it is very noticeable and prominent, and everyone passing by notices it strongly. Where is it preferable to place it?
Answer
If there are two places where you can place the candles, one at the entrance where there is a mezuzah, fulfilling the law that the mezuzah is on the right and the Hanukkah candle on the left, and the other place is in the window, and both places are visible from the public domain, but in the window, it is seen better and more noticeable, then you should light in the window.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 671, סעיף 5); Mishnah Berurah (Se'if Katan 21); Azmera Leshimcha (Issue 118).