Well, in the living room we have sort of formal drapes that just touch the floor (except you can’t tell, because they are behind the couch) and a valence on top. Very rarely, I close them.
Every other room has some kind of blind, but they are almost always kept up so we can see out the windows. So basically, we have something that you can pull in front of the window when you want to change, say, but that are easy to make go away, leaving a view. I guess on very hot days we also run around the house and shut all the blinds to keep it marginally cooler. Except maybe in whatever room I am in, where I open them so I can see out.
I pull up the shades before I got to bed. I have east-facing bedroom windows, and love the morning light.
Yeah, I like windows.