My friend Carla had this awful parking lot right outside her bedroom window. It was always littered with broken glass and overflowing trash bags that the landlord ignored. She told me she started keeping her blinds shut all the time because she couldn't stand the sight, which messed up her sleep schedule. After six months, she finally broke her lease and found a place with a tiny garden view. The change happened fast, she said her whole mood lifted just from having something green to look at.
Yeah, the part about her whole mood lifting from a green view is so real. It's not just about it being pretty, it's like your brain finally gets to relax and stop processing all that visual noise and stress. I read something about how even a small bit of nature can actually lower your heart rate. Makes you wonder how much that ugly parking lot was quietly stressing her out every single day without her fully realizing.