Abstract
Despite extensive research on window views, those featuring adjacent buildings remain underexplored regarding their impact on window usage habits, cognitive performance, and psychological well-being during long hours of indoor work. To address this gap, we conducted a survey among Chinese university students during Spring 2022 quarantine measures, receiving 502 valid responses. Our study identifies specific characteristics of these views influencing viewing time and satisfaction levels. Furthermore, we find that visual aspects of adjacent façades – transparency, visible activities, brightness, and colour contrast at night – significantly impact academic performance, anxiety, and depression levels, mediated by viewing time and visual memory. Our findings highlight the significance of adjacent-building window views in shaping behaviour, satisfaction, cognitive performance, and psychological well-being indoors, with implications for architectural design and urban planning. We also discuss strategies to enhance satisfaction and mitigate negative effects.
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