Sketch of the inner regions of the AGN in NGC 7314. For clarity, the different parts are not to scale. Left panel: situation at the moment of the XMM-Newton observation. The line of sight grazes the clumpy torus, allowing the observer to detect the ionized absorber, which is located within the torus. Emission lines from Fe Kα and Fe xxvi can be detected. Right panel: situation at the moment of the Suzaku observation. The line of sight grazes the clumpy torus. A cloud of neutral material intercepts our line of sight, thus obscuring the inner regions to the observer and making the detection of a WA much more difficult. Emission lines from Fe Kα and Fe Kβ can be detected.