Is this a mezzanine or a loft? What is the difference between a mezzanine and a loft?

According to Cambridge Dictionary, this is a mezzanine but I have watched some YouTube videos to get to the bottom of the differences between a loft and a mezzanine and in the videos, people invariably referred to very identical structures as lofts.

Or there's no difference to a laypeople and native speakers use them interchangeably?

Thank you in advance! :-)[Image]

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Is this a mezzanine or a loft? What is the difference between a mezzanine and a loft?

According to Cambridge Dictionary, this is a mezzanine but I have watched some YouTube videos to get to the bottom of the differences between a loft and a mezzanine and in the videos, people invariably referred to very identical structures as lofts.

Or there's no difference to a laypeople and native speakers use them interchangeably?

Thank you in advance! :-)[Image]

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I agree with Matt. I've never heard anyone describe such a small living space as a mezzanine. Normally you only hear that term used to describe an in-between floor of a hotel, shopping mall, office building, etc.

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A loft is in the roof. I would call it a mezzanine or maybe a balcony or possibly an upstairs area.

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I would call it a loft. I associate mezzanine more with larger commercial buildings. Or, perhaps at least, giant mansions.