Is higher always better? Psychophysiological thermal effects of elevation and nature content of high-rise window views for sustainable comfort strategy

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This dataset accompanies a study examining the effects of natural window views and floor level on occupants’ subjective thermal comfort under elevated indoor temperature. The study used a 2 × 3 mixed design, with window-view content as a between-participants factor (urban vs. green views) and floor level as a within-participants factor (15, 30, and 60 m). Participants viewed VR images of an indoor office space during controlled heat exposure, with the thermal environment set to a target Standard Effective Temperature (SET*) of 28 °C. The dataset includes subjective evaluations of thermal and visual environments, affective responses, perceived restorativeness, view preference, visual privacy, perceived safety, and processed ECG, EEG, and eye-tracking measures. The data show that green views were associated with higher thermal comfort and thermal acceptability than urban views, corresponding to an estimated psychological cooling effect of approximately 2.0 °C, whereas floor level did not significantly affect subjective thermal evaluations. Perceived restorativeness was affected by both view content and floor level, but was not consistently associated with thermal comfort or acceptability. ECG and EEG indices showed no significant view-induced differences, and repeated exposure revealed a divergence between subjective and physiological responses. The dataset can be used to examine visual–thermal interactions and psychophysiological responses to natural window views under high-temperature indoor conditions.

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• Chuo University

  Tokyo, Hachiōji

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