I'm surprised I had to scroll down this far to find this -- yes exactly! They block the light, they block the sky, they block the view. Back in the day, window

I'm surprised I had to scroll down this far to find this -- yes exactly! They block the light, they block the sky, they block the view. Back in the day, windows were small and there were awnings and interiors were dark. Often made even darker with dark wood, dark colors, etc. It could be downright gloomy. Then a kind of aesthetic revolution happened where windows got bigger, walls got white, awnings went away -- and it's all so much brighter and joyous. And if your windows let in too much heat in the summer so you have to run your AC more, it can be counterbalanced in the winter when you can run the heat a lot less during sunny days.