I have a window in my sewing room where I can see the trees in my front yard and my neighbor's horses in their pasture. I can't see any of my flower beds but at least I can tell by the sky what the weather is like outside. (not that I go outside much during the heat of summer).

one of my windows, the smallest one in the studio, sits to the right of me. I can see hastas and fully mature trees outside my window. Nice and shady this time of the year.