I lived in a suburban cul-de-sac for years while fighting depression. It’s seriously soul-crushing staring out at a sea of rooftops.

I still recommend walks every day though. It doesn’t matter if you have pretty views or not, you were designed to move around and walk, we are all descended from hunter-gatherers and people who walked huge distances for survival. Walking resets your current rumination session and reframes your present moment.

Part of surviving in the modern world is learning how to create your own mental states and perceptions of your environment so you don’t end up wallowing in a sense of hopelessness or feel trapped every day.