Veranda vs. Balcony — What's the Difference?

A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure.Although the form verandah is correct and very common, some authorities prefer the version without an "h" (the Concise Oxford English Dictionary gives the "h" version as a variant and The Guardian Style Guide says "veranda not verandah").

A balcony (from Italian: balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor.

A porch or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. Also called regionally gallery.

A platform that projects from the wall of a building and is surrounded by a railing, balustrade, or parapet.

A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.

A gallery that projects over the main floor in a theater or auditorium.

An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia.

(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.

A porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.

A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.

A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.

An upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

A platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet