Do let statements create properties on the global object?

Question

In JavaScript, var declarations create properties on the global object:

var x = 15;
console.log(window.x); // logs 15 in browser
console.log(glo         


        

Answer 1

Both let and var variables, if declared at the top-level of a script, are accessible outside of the script file. However, only var variables get assigned to the window object. Have a look at this code snippet as proof: