Thermochromic VO2 thin films were deposited on soda‐lime glass via sol‐gel method. Doping was done through adding tungstic acid solution to the vanadium solution precursor. Grazing incidence x‐ray diffractometer (GIXRD) results showed that VO2 and V6O13 phases were formed together in the heat‐treated sample. According to the GIXRD result of the W‐doped sample, only VO2 remained. Field‐emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) micrographs showed that the VO2 grain size decreased from about 70 to about 25 nm for undoped film and 2 wt% W‐doped films, respectively. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) results showed that the root mean square roughness for the film with 180 nm thickness was about 18 nm, and 2 wt% W‐doped film had a smoother surface. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) results showed that the band gap energy for undoped, 1 wt% W‐ doped, and 2 wt% W‐doped VO2 thin films was 1.7, 1.3, and 0 eV, respectively. Four‐point probe resistivity measurements showed a significant decrement, from approximately 1 MΩ at 15°C to <100 Ω at 80°C. Regarding Vis‐NIR spectroscopy results, maximum optical transmission for undoped and W‐doped films was approximately 75% and 35%, respectively.