What to do for an apartment with exterior metal stairs near big front window? Neighbors going up and down all day.

[joythirstpop]

We just moved in, and our upstairs neighbors are going up and down the stairs all day in front of our window.  I would estimate it's about 5 or 6 feet away from our left front window, which is a very large window.  It's an apartment building with an unusual layout from the 1960's, and we were lucky to get one of the apartments with larger front windows.

However, due to our unfortunate apartment placing in the building (there's 22 units), we both get the stairs - and being a corner unit - we also have people walking by in front of the other, equally sized rightward window as well on their way to the parking lot.  The two front windows and front door take up nearly the entirety of the front wall of the apartment.  

This is a big change for us moving from a rural area and never seeing people near our windows at all. We moved from across the country and so had no idea that this was going to be an issue with this place. It's been a bit nerve-wracking to say the least.  We have taken to keeping the blinds completely closed, even though the windows are huge and could be letting so much light in. The room is now constantly dark.  

It seems everyone else on the first floor of this building also keeps their front windows permanently closed, while the people who live on the second floor keep their windows open all the time since they don't have to worry about the same issues.

We've ordered some lace curtains as a possible solution but I'm not sure how they will work out.  We've also began running an air purifier to drown out noise, which has helped somewhat.  

Any other ideas on how to possibly counter the intrusive vibes from neighbors in front of the windows would be so much appreciated, thank you so much

[Cecil Lee]

 

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