[JavaScript] function scope and block scope

In many languages such as C, C++, and Java, the scope is defined by a block. In the following Java example, the variable x in the inner scope is not accessible by outer scope.

for(int i=0;i<10;++i) {
    int x = 1;
}
System.out.println(x); // error

However, in Javascript, scope is defined by a function.

In the following sample, variable x is defined in the loop block which doesn't create a new scope while variable y is defined in a function which create a new scope. So, The foo function is in inner scope and global window is in outer scope.

Since variable x is in the outer scope, the function foo is able to access it. And variable y is in the inner scope, we can't access it in outer scope (window).

var i;
for(i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
  var x = 1;
}

// function will create a new scope   
function foo() {
  var y = 1;
  x++;
}

console.log('x', x); // 1
foo();
console.log('x', x); // 2
console.log('y', y); // Uncaught ReferenceError: y is not defined

JS Fiddle Demo