Natural lighting and green window views benefit mood, sleep, cognition, and test performance¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · checked against its sources 2026-10-17 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students with window views of green space showed better test performance and faster stress recovery than peers without such views. → Perez 2024

Evidence¶

Perez 2024¶

Perez, Alyssa. (2024). How school facilities impact student health and performance: advancing equity with green infrastructure. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED655919

q2 · i? · review · r1

The brief reports this from Li & Sullivan (2016), citing it alongside research on natural lighting's benefits for mood, concentration, and alertness, and noting sleep-quality benefits linked to reduced depressive symptoms.

"students in facilities with window views of green space have exhibited better test performance and faster recuperation from stress and mental exertion relative to their peers without such visual access"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Sleep — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• The school-built environment, including access to nature and green spaces, positively impacts children, teachers, and the school community — a broader claim this one bears on
• Classroom Design Affects Learning Progress — related
• Physical environment elements — sunlight, nature views, temperature, and lighting — affect learning — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Classroom views of greenery improve children's concentration compared with built views or windowless classrooms — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Nature exposure relieves stress in learners, including experimentally demonstrated reductions in heart rate and self-reported stress — related
• In secondary school students, breaks with green views or walks in larger green spaces improve attention performance — related