Rainy Tram Window, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Example made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

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GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst anime promptRainy Tram Window

The exact text-to-image prompt behind this picture, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst.

Prompt

Wide 16:9 landscape frame. Inside an old green tram on a rainy evening, a teenage boy with headphones looking out of a window streaked with raindrops, the blurry city outside glowing in warm orange and soft violet, a small paper bag of oranges on the seat beside him, cinematic anime film still, detailed light reflections, quiet nostalgic mood, no readable text.

Prompts are kept in their original English to help reproduce the example. Copy one as it is, or adapt it for your project.

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Settings

Mode
Text to image
Aspect ratio
16:9
Quality
high
Price
From 2 credits

The exact price shows before you generate.

Make your own version

  1. For a different mood, rewrite only the light: detailed light reflections.
  2. cinematic anime film still sets the whole feel of the shot. Swap it for another camera style to change the vibe.
  3. The prompt ends with no readable text. Leave that in, or the model may add random lettering.

Style prompt guide

Style traits to keep

A quiet commuter scene inside an evening tram rendered as an anime film still captures rich cinematic nostalgia through damp reflections and contrasting streetlights. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst excels here because it balances sharp foreground objects with dreamy bokeh and distinct lighting palettes. It delivers the soft emotional atmosphere of high-end animation without turning the rainy glass into visual clutter.

The cinematic anime aesthetic relies on romanticized real-world physics paired with painted, emotive lighting.

Light
Warm orange and violet light blooms softly through rain droplets, contrasting against the dim interior shadows of the tram.
Texture
Glass streaked with distinct water droplets juxtaposes the smooth matte shading typical of hand-drawn animated characters.
Palette
Deep vintage tram greens and cool blues balance out vivid evening street glows and the bright citrus accents.
Composition
A cinematic widescreen framing emphasizes negative space on the seat and expansive background bokeh over tight facial portraits.

What defines this look

  1. setting and compositionWide 16:9 landscape frame. Inside an old green tram on a rainy evening,

    Establishes the cinematic format and sets the weathered vintage interior. Removing this turns the environment into a nondescript modern bus or subway car with flat overhead lighting.

  2. main character focal pointa teenage boy with headphones looking out of a window streaked with raindrops,

    Places the introspective subject against the glass to ground the narrative. Without the raindrops, you lose the primary visual filter separating the interior stillness from the exterior city.

  3. palette and background depththe blurry city outside glowing in warm orange and soft violet,

    Defines the signature anime color contrast between cool rainy darkness and radiant urban glow. Dropping the specific shades often leads to monochromatic, dull grey street scenes.

  4. storytelling detaila small paper bag of oranges on the seat beside him,

    Adds a tangible, human touch that gives weight to the nostalgic slice-of-life theme. It breaks up the seat textures and introduces an accent pop of warm color inside the cab.

  5. style and quality anchorscinematic anime film still, detailed light reflections, quiet nostalgic mood, no readable text.

    Locks the generation into cel-shaded animated aesthetics while enforcing glassy surface realism. The negative instruction keeps background store signs and tram placards from generating gibberish lettering.

Same style, new subjects

Rainy Cafe Pet

Swaps the human passenger for a sleeping pet still life while maintaining the exact same rainy window color scheme.

Prompt

Wide 16:9 landscape frame. Inside an old wooden coffee shop on a rainy evening, a sleeping ginger cat on a window sill streaked with raindrops, the blurry street outside glowing in warm orange and soft violet, a half-empty porcelain cup on the table beside it, cinematic anime film still, detailed light reflections, quiet nostalgic mood, no readable text.

Greenhouse Florist

Applies the anime aesthetic and rain-blurred exterior lights to an indoor botanical setting.

Prompt

Wide 16:9 landscape frame. Inside a humid glass greenhouse on a rainy evening, an adult florist trimming ferns near a glass panel streaked with raindrops, distant streetlamps outside glowing in warm orange and soft violet, clay flower pots stacked on the wooden bench nearby, cinematic anime film still, detailed light reflections, quiet nostalgic mood, no readable text.

Night Ramen Stall

Transfers the nostalgic film lighting and wet-surface reflections to an outdoor urban food stall.

Prompt

Wide 16:9 landscape frame. Under the canvas awning of a street food stall on a rainy evening, an adult chef prepping noodles near a vinyl curtain streaked with raindrops, the busy neon avenue outside glowing in warm orange and soft violet, a stack of ceramic bowls on the counter, cinematic anime film still, detailed light reflections, quiet nostalgic mood, no readable text.

Model and settings

Keep the aspect ratio at 16:9 to preserve the true look of an animated theatrical film still; changing to a square ratio compresses the tram interior and ruins the sense of solitude. Set quality to high so the rain droplets and refracted streetlights resolve crisply instead of blurring into noisy smudges. Use text-to-image mode without input pictures so the model can freely balance atmospheric lighting across the cabin.

  • Nano Banana 2.1Choose Nano Banana 2.1 when you want extremely clean rendering of interior transit details and reliable 4K sharpness across complex water droplets.
  • FLUX.2 ProPick FLUX.2 Pro if you want stricter control over specific color values and a slightly more photographic approach to the ambient rainy lighting.

When the style drifts

The image renders as a harsh 3D video game cutscene rather than hand-drawn animation.
Reinforce the style words by replacing detailed light reflections with hand-drawn 2D aesthetic, soft cel shading, painted anime background.
Random nonsensical characters appear on the tram walls, seat backs, or exterior storefronts.
Strengthen the restriction at the end of the prompt by writing clean unmarked surfaces, plain walls, no readable text, no posters.
The exterior city looks like flat gray smog instead of a glowing, nostalgic backdrop.
Change the blurry city outside phrase to vibrant bokeh spheres of saturated amber and purple neon glowing through wet glass.

Questions about this style prompt

Why is the prompt set to wide 16:9 instead of a standard photo size?

A 16:9 landscape format mirrors classic cinema screens and modern anime broadcast framing. It gives enough horizontal space to show both the boy looking sideways and the empty seat next to him, which builds the lonely, quiet mood.

How do I prevent the rain streaks from obscuring the character?

Place the streaks explicitly on the window glass rather than across the whole scene. If the character's face still gets distorted, specify that the boy sits slightly back from the glass or specify a clear patch of window directly in front of him.

Can I swap the boy for an adult commuter without changing the mood?

Yes, simply replace teenage boy with headphones with a tired adult commuter in an overcoat. Keep the surrounding descriptors like the vintage tram, paper bag, and rainy palette intact to retain the cinematic melancholy.