16 × 20 in size
40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16 × 20 in
16 × 20 in is 16 × 20 in, which is 40.6 × 50.8 cm. Numbers are hard to picture, so here is a 16 × 20 in print hung at its real size in real rooms.
How big 16 × 20 in is on a wall
The sample painting as a 16 × 20 in print, 40.6 × 50.8 cm, hung at its real size.
16 × 20 in in numbers
- Centimetres
- 40.6 × 50.8 cm
- Inches
- 16 × 20 in
- Ratio
- 4:5
- Pixels to print sharp, 300 dpi
- 4,800 × 6,000 px
- Pixels for a poster, 150 dpi
- 2,400 × 3,000 px
On a wall seen from a step or two away, a print at 200 dpi looks just as sharp, and needs 3,200 × 4,000 px. Check your image.
What size frame for a 16 × 20 in print
- Without a mount
- a 16 × 20 in frame, 17.6 × 21.6 in on the wall
- With a mount
- a 20 × 24 in frame, 21.6 × 25.6 in on the wall
- Mount width
- 2.25 in all round
- Mount window
- 15.5 × 19.5 in
Sizes on the wall include a slim 2 cm frame. Mount widths are measured from the window, as framers quote them. The window is a little smaller than the print, so the mount holds its edges. See a 16 × 20 in print framed on a wall with the frame size calculator, in the frame and mount colours you choose.
Sizes of the same shape
An image made for 16 × 20 in prints at these sizes without cropping: 8 × 10 in, 40 × 50 cm.