"Not everybody thinks windows (aka, large holes in the wall, with just a thin piece of glass or if you're lucky two, between you and the hostile outside environ

"Not everybody thinks windows (aka, large holes in the wall, with just a thin piece of glass or if you're lucky two, between you and the hostile outside environment) are a must have." No, but probably the vast majority thinks so. And actual daylight has lots of health benefits. But sure, the view from my window was always very important to me personally and I simply could not live in a basement with a view to parking cars. But being able to see the sky or not, makes a BIG difference. And if it does not for you ... then maybe you forgot what you are missing. And you actually do sound a bit paranoid: "windows (aka, large holes in the wall, with just a thin piece of glass or if you're lucky two, between you and the hostile outside environment)" If you are not living close to the streets, which is something I also would not like - what exactly are you afraid of? That a spidermen comes into your home? The biggest intrusion through windows that I had, was a falcon once ... and that was rather interesting (and only happened, because I left the window wide open while I was gone).