if a building fronts on something {e.g. sea, lake} it faces in that direction
Their house fronts onto the lake.
phrasefront onto front on/onto sthespecially BrE if a building or town fronts on something, it faces it: My childhood home was a giant Victorian house that fronted onto a park.The town is about 30 minutes from San Francisco and fronts on the Pacific Ocean.■ SIMILAR TO: face
front onto (something)
To be positioned in the direction of something. I want a bedroom that fronts onto the park behind the house.
front onto
v.
To be facing something. Used especially of buildings: The living room windows front directly onto the street.