Yes, this is a valid interpretation!

Transparency. The view out the window and the lace curtains add depth to the painting. You can see the ocean, all the way to the horizon.

Color. The illustrator uses blue in the back room and for the ocean. These things are the furthest away. Blue is a cool color and cool colors recede in a painting. The foreground is done in warm colors and these colors come forward, making these things appear closer. (taken from Design Basics, David Lauer, New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1979)

Vertical placement of the objects on the page. The higher things are on the page, the further away they appear to be. The large chair in the back room is the highest on the page and with the exception of the horizon line, it's the furthest away from the viewer.

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