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I grew up in a converted office-to-house in a bedroom with no windows. The one wall had a number of glass bricks put in to give some light.

A partially troglodyte nerd emerged, it worked out okay.

Soundproof windows are the norm in Germany for modern buildings and are a ducking godsend. Mine are so good I can't even hear the rain unless it's a full-on storm.

Also, outside curtains are pretty good at blocking light. To the point I had to hack mine to open on sunset to ensure I wake up.

My beef is that windows are usually pretty good, but sliding doors to a balcony are garbage.

Main concern would be ventilation, but that's usually oversized in office buildings anyways.

That's not bad. I do everything I can to darken my room while I sleep.

Just need an automatic light set to sunlight temperature that comes on when I want to get up.

The window is required for emergency egress, not light.