High-quality window views have a significant impact on the public health of indoor occupants. Window views from an indoor perspective are typically characterized by a composition of features that include natural elements such as greenery, sky, and water, alongside artificial elements such as urban streets, buildings, and vehicles. The study of window views enables urban planners to re-evaluate the interactive spatial arrangements and the spatial interpenetration between artificial and natural environmental elements within urban spaces from a new perspective. The research is based on a comprehensive review and selection of literature, systematically analyzing 96 English publications from the Web of Science (WOS) core collection database. This article summarizes the research content and methodologies, revealing patterns and distributions in the international study of urban building window views, and providing valuable references and insights for future research. The results indicate that in terms of current design standards and guidelines, relevant frameworks are primarily initiated and developed by developed countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States. These frameworks are often integrated into building daylighting and energy performance assessment systems but fail to provide systematic and comprehensive quantifiable indicators to guide window view design. In terms of research settings and participant selection, discussions most frequently focus on window views at the small scale of individual buildings, particularly in low-rise and mid-rise residential and office buildings. However, high-rise and super high-rise buildings have received comparatively less attention in existing studies. Participant groups are predominantly university students, with limited consideration for diverse populations, and some experiments face challenges such as insufficient exposure durations for participants. In terms of research content, studies primarily focus on two dimensions: the health-related impacts of window views and the quantitative assessment of window view quality. Within the health dimension, existing research explores the relationships between window view characteristics such as emotional states, visual preferences, productivity, and behavior. Regarding quality assessment, studies concentrate on aspects like types of window view features, field of view, and clarity indicators, but relevant studies only partially address the complex interactions among windows, indoor and outdoor conditions, and occupants. In terms of applied techniques, research on the health benefits of window views primarily relies on methods such as laboratory simulations, online surveys, and field studies to construct scenarios. The assessment of window view quality focuses on traditional approaches like manual photo scoring and questionnaire evaluations. However, there is a notable lack of large-scale and continuous studies on urban window view quality. Finally, to address the identified research gaps, three future research directions are proposed. Regarding research settings and participant groups, future studies should expand the exploration of interactions and relationships between diverse populations and window views across various building types. Emphasis should be placed on advancing complex urban studies within the context of high-rise, high-density environments. Additionally, it is essential to strengthen long-term tracking and evaluation of participant groups, conducting longitudinal studies to examine the dynamic effects of window view characteristics on human perception. Such research should also explore planning and design strategies to maximize thebenefits of window view utilization. Regarding research content, further investigation is needed into the mechanisms underlying the relationship between window views and health outcomes. Moreover, experimental designs should be expanded to incorporate multi-sensory conditions for a more comprehensive understanding of these interactions. The mediating effects of window views on psychological benefits for individuals remain unclear. Future research should integrate multi-sensory conditions to further explore the interactions among various visual characteristics of window views. Additionally, pathways of psychological benefits under different combinations of view characteristics should be analyzed to deepen understanding in this area. In the development of evaluation systems and standards for window views, it is crucial to integrate the combined impacts of view content, view visibility, and view clarity. These factors should be systematically analyzed and incorporated into a framework that employs graded and categorized weighted calculations based on the functional attributes of buildings. By adopting this approach, window view quality can be effectively quantified across varying scenarios and scales, providing a standardized methodology to assess and compare window view characteristics in diverse architectural contexts. In terms of applied techniques, it is essential to enhance the precision of digital model construction, integrating the effects of complex environmental factors such as indoor and outdoor lighting optimization and seasonal landscape changes. Future studies should focus on developing advanced image editing algorithms capable of simulating variations in weather and seasonal conditions. Furthermore, efforts should be made to improve the fidelity of digital models in representing environmental variables, including architectural facade details, traffic flow, and greenery characteristics. Such advancements would significantly enhance the applicability of digital models for evaluating window views in dynamic and context-sensitive scenarios.