The Sears appliance departments usually had at least one with a clear front for demonstration purposes.. But you know what happened to them

I saw a see through dishwasher at a department store when i was a kid. a demo thingy. it was magical

This is oddly rhythmical/musical.

I'm actually more pissed off that here in 2025 we haven't developed a dishwasher that has a blow dry cycle. Like, just have a small water tight door that flips open to reveal a fan that circulates warm air to dry the dishes.

But no, instead we have the dubious development of dishwashers that no longer have a cup for the prewash soap (which is still 100% necessary) because those stupid pods exist and on some models all the indicator lights have been relocated to the inside of the door where you can't see if the cycle is done unless you open the door which, if the dishwasher is still in the middle of washing, will disrupt the cycle.

The reason you dont is because it would probably disturb people to see their dishes slamming into each other.

I have a window in mine. It's great, I can see when something's not cleaning right and I fix it. Saves on redos.

The dishes want some privacy in their bath.

It’s because watching a bunch of food water swirl around for half an hour is gross.

My old dishwasher was malfunctioning and I bypassed the door switch to see what was going on inside. That was a big mistake, water in my face and on the ceiling lol.