if a building fronts on something {e.g. sea, lake} it faces in that direction
Their house fronts onto the lake.
phrasefront on 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 on (something)
To be positioned in the direction of something. I want a bedroom that fronts on the park behind the house.
front on something
[for a building or a piece of land] to face out on something. The property fronts on a lovely boulevard that has very little traffic.Our house fronts on a lake.