I’m the other extreme. While I suppose I like having some spots in the house that aren’t visible from the street, mostly I want to see out. And mostly I leave all the windows with nothing blocking the view. I replaced the windows in the room I’m sitting in now with much larger windows, and only close them to reduce glare. But… they do look into the back yard and the neighbor’s yard, so random strangers can’t see in.
Hey, whatever floats your boat. I don’t gaze out the window for recreational purposes, so for me the downsides are way more visible than the upsides. Aside from my ‘peek out the Venetian blinds so I can wait and open the door right when guests show up’ trick, my most frequent interaction with windows is to be annoyed at all the light they’re letting in while I’m trying to sleep or watch TV.
Whereas I spend most of my workday gazing out the window recreationally. 
I have a nice birdfeeder directly in front of where my work laptop sits.
I just direct all that wasted attention at the Dope.
Windows, especially with e-glass, are mostly opaque from the brighter side. In sunlight, you can see out but not in. The opposite is true at night. You have to get right up next to the glass to see to the darker side. I never thought about this until an art teacher explained it to me.