Enter an average elevator and you immediately experience the surreal nature of the space. One door, four metal walls, no windows, and as the only form of orientation a digital display that uses numbers to guide you up or down. We get in and blindly trust the technology. And that is literal: we have no idea where we are or how fast we are moving. Is that normal? Maybe. Is it ideal? Absolutely not. Anyone who has ever wondered why elevators are so closed off often comes across practical answers: safety, fire resistance, costs. But rarely is the passenger experience considered. What if we could improve that experience with something very simple — a window? Not a classic window in the side wall, which is not always feasible for technical and structural reasons, but a window in the floor or in the ceiling. Let's compare both options and see which one offers the best experience.