We report the structural analysis of Na + and Cs + in sodium cesium silicate glasses by using 23 Na and 133 Cs magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR) spectroscopy. In the NMR spectra of cesium silicate crystals, the peak position shifted to higher magnetic field for structures with larger Cs + coordination numbers and to lower magnetic field for smaller Cs + coordination numbers. The MAS NMR spectra of xNa 2 O-yCs 2 O-2SiO 2 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.33, 0.5, 0.66, 0.8, 1.0; x + y = 1) glass reveal that the average coordination number of both the alkali cations decreases with increasing Cs + /(Na + + Cs +) ratio. In addition, the coordination number of Na + in xNa 2 O-yCs 2 O-2SiO 2 glass is smaller than that of Cs +. This difference between the average coordination numbers of the alkali cations is considered to be one structural reason of the mixed alkali effect.