That's one of the reasons I like working from home. I can look out the window and think about things. Most bosses like that too. Its hard to understand that a lot of companies think that people working in windowless, loud offices is a good thing.
I think most companies don't think the windowless thing is good... it's just not relevant. They don't care, or it is closer to the manufacturing floor or it's just, honestly, expedient. The vast majority of company management chains simply don't care about their performers.