Sometimes the best views can be found right outside your window.
That's why, for this month's MashableReads social challenge, we asked readers to show us the view from their morning commute. The challenge was inspired by January's MashableReads book selection, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Throughout the novel, Rachel, an English commuter, tries to solve the mystery surrounding a young suburban couple through only glimpses that Rachel sees from her seat on the train.
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Fortunately, the views of your morning commute photo were a lot less grim than Rachel's view in The Girl on the Train. From beautiful sunrises to busy subway stations, here are 25 of the most gorgeous views from morning commutes around the world
Winner: Wrong side of the safety line
A photo posted by Littlemycph (@littlemycph) on Jan 4, 2015 at 9:24am PST
Runners-Up
A photo posted by Jarrett Hendrix (@brilliantartistry) on Jan 17, 2015 at 5:51pm PST
A photo posted by Brittany Sullivan (@brittsullivan) on Jan 27, 2015 at 7:08am PST
A photo posted by Cesarin Mateo (@iamcesarin) on Feb 1, 2015 at 8:30am PST
A photo posted by @miighty on Jan 30, 2015 at 6:12am PST
A photo posted by @hawilli2 on Oct 11, 2014 at 5:13pm PDT
A photo posted by Katie (@katiejlevin) on Jan 27, 2015 at 3:57pm PST
A photo posted by Tyler Tronson (@tylertronson) on Jan 29, 2015 at 6:15am PST
A photo posted by Gabriella Valladares (@gabivalladares) on Jan 29, 2015 at 6:41am PST
A photo posted by Juan Vinicio (@johnny5ived) on Jan 29, 2015 at 7:52pm PST
A photo posted by @christophe.drt on Jan 30, 2015 at 12:02am PST
A photo posted by lonnie77 (@lonnie77) on Feb 17, 2014 at 1:59pm PST
A photo posted by Jill (@jillvb) on Sep 18, 2013 at 11:37pm PDT
The morning commute includes a mix of snow and ice. #MashReads A photo posted by @ryanlytle on Jan 28, 2015 at 4:44am PST
A photo posted by @logabe on Sep 1, 2014 at 11:52pm PDT
A photo posted by Corinne Simon (@corinneasimon) on Jan 28, 2015 at 5:07am PST
A photo posted by Annie Park (@annieeepark) on Jan 28, 2015 at 5:52am PST
A photo posted by Darren Teruel (@kooldeetee) on Jan 8, 2015 at 10:47am PST
A photo posted by @slyboy54 on Jan 29, 2015 at 11:08pm PST
A photo posted by patnam (@patnam) on Jan 28, 2015 at 7:00am PST
A photo posted by Juan Vinicio (@johnny5ived) on Jan 28, 2015 at 8:18am PST
A photo posted by @aeringuy on Jan 28, 2015 at 11:54am PST
A photo posted by @adrianheh on Feb 21, 2013 at 1:13pm PST
A photo posted by Attila (@hecseki) on Nov 19, 2014 at 12:46am PST
A photo posted by TYSON ANTHONY ROBERTS (@tyson_anthony_roberts) on Dec 31, 2014 at 7:15am PST