Abstract: A welding hood is provided with a periscopic view piece to provide an elevated effective line of sight for viewing over and around objects during welding operations. The welding hood includes a face mask and a head band or other support which supports and positions the mask on the welder's head. A view piece includes an objective window which is normally tinted or filtered to protect the welder's eyes from brilliant light, a first mirror behind the objective window, and a second, lower mirror oriented to reflect the image passing through the objective window and reflected by the first mirror to the second mirror along the welder's unaided line of sight.