This is the 12658th most frequent German word.
west
The cardinal direction opposite of east.
Here, 'Westen' is used as a noun to denote the geographical direction, west.
Der Sonnenuntergang im Westen ist besonders schön.
The sunset in the west is particularly beautiful.
In this examples, 'Westen' is used as a nominative noun describing the direction the windows are oriented towards.
Unsere Wohnung hat Fenster, die nach Westen zeigen.
Our apartment has windows that face west.
'Westen' indicates the direction 'westward' in this sentence, used as the direction of travel.