Window Swap lets you look out of a stranger's window somewhere in the world. People upload short videos of the view from their homes — a rainy street in Scotland, a sunny balcony in Barcelona, a quiet courtyard in Kyoto — and you click a button to see a random one. There's no narration, no music, no influencer talking at you. Just a window and whatever is happening outside it.

It started during the pandemic as a way to feel connected to the outside world when everyone was stuck indoors, and it stuck around because the experience is genuinely calming. It takes about thirty seconds to use, and it's a nice break from the noise of social media. The site is free and requires no account.