In Europe (and Japan) though, the places with narrow spaces between buildings usually have low buildings as well. There is much more light in most European cit

In Europe (and Japan) though, the places with narrow spaces between buildings usually have low buildings as well. There is much more light in most European cities, even in the business districts with high buildings, than at least the few American cities I have been to, like Montreal or NYC, because usually where there are tall buildings, then there are also wide spaces between them, see in Paris for example: http://paris-ladefense.com/sites/default/files/styles/raison/public/VUES-DE-LA-SKYLINE-1170x665.jpg?itok=cW2fOJ82 http://paris-ladefense.com/sites/default/files/styles/raison... There are indeed places that are more in the shadow in the old city centers, but nobody likes a place that never gets sun.