Why do variables in the global scope get assigned to the window object?

Question

var foo = \'bar\';
console.log(window.foo); // bar

Seems like variables get assigned as properties to this, but inside anonymous funct

Answer 1

They're available only in the function they're declared in.

Function scope is the only other scope in JavaScript, btw, unlike block-scoping in other {} languages.)

Re: your edit Don't be fooled--JS's this semantics are a bit irksome IMO--this may not be what you expect under a variety of circumstances.