Attractive city night views often contain various window lights patterns. They seem to have characteristic charm different either from illuminated building views or from city bird’s-eye views at night.
This research examined the physical formation of window lights patterns that influenced the impression. Using an originally developed program, the authors simulated window lights patterns in two-dimensional monochrome pictures and asked 54 subjects impressionistic evaluation questionnaire.
It revealed that the ratio of the area recognized as light to the whole façade has an effect on the sense of security, but not that the more the light the safer people feel.
