A very wide lens includes much of a room but can strongly stretch furniture near the edges. Clear documentation is not about the widest possible frame. Decide which relationships should be visible: window to seating area, door to corridor or worktop to cupboards. Several clear views often explain a room better than one extreme wide-angle image.
Choose an understandable viewpoint
Start where two important room sides are visible without standing directly beside a large piece of furniture. A very close table can otherwise dominate the foreground and make the room behind look small. Move sideways and compare overlaps. An open door can show connection to the next area but should not accidentally block the centre.
Keep the camera level when vertical walls should remain parallel. Choose height for the room: too low emphasizes undersides, while too high reveals many furniture tops and can look unnatural. A moderate, understandable view is often more useful than a dramatic perspective. Check with a grid or level rather than by instinct alone.
Balance windows and room light
Prefer light without extreme patches of direct sun. Check whether switched-on lamps belong in the description or merely introduce colour casts. If the outside view matters, exposure needs to retain window detail. If it does not, the window may be brighter provided it does not become a large overwhelming distraction.
A tripod permits longer exposures with still furnishings. An exposure bracket may help with high contrast but needs inspection around curtains, plants and window edges. Later merging should not create artificial halos or implausibly equal brightness in every corner. A room can retain recognizable light and shadow sides.
Add details to the overview
Add a second direction and relevant details to the overall view. Keep colour and brightness coherent between images. Check mirrors for accidental camera reflections and edges for clipped furniture. Remove only temporary distractions when the photograph should document the actual room. A clear representation does not need invented size or furnishings.
