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Table 3 Items for the Japanese respondents; F1F2 (− 0.27); r F1F3 (0.17); F1F4(− 0.20); F2F4 (0.02)

From: Left open spaces—light shafts in Iran and side setbacks in Japan: a socio-spatial approach to study awareness in open spaces in urban residential blocks

 

Factor

 

1

2

3

4

There is good ventilation from windows to side setback area

0.74

   

Enough light comes from windows facing side setback areas

0.73

   

Side setback areas are dark even during the day

− 0.69

   

Piping and wiring on neighboring side facades are done neatly

0.64

   

Feeling oppressed seeing neighboring buildings close by

− 0.57

   

Stored items in side setback areas are kept clean

0.56

   

Side setback areas are abandoned places

− 0.55

  

0.32

Smell or smoke travel a lot through side setback areas

− 0.49

  

0.43

There is sufficiently large setback between adjacent buildings

0.48

   

Side setback areas make residences cold during winter

− 0.45

  

0.34

I can hear neighbors quite well from side setback area

− 0.37

  

0.36

I always keep the curtain for my window facing side setback area closed

− 0.34

   

There is good air circulation in the side setback areas

0.32

   

Side setback areas are needed for balance between built and open spaces

    

Prefer to see green wall from my window facing side setback area

    

Prefer to see neighbor’s terrace/balcony from my window facing side setback area

 

0.90

  

Prefer to see neighbor’s large window from my window facing side setback area

 

0.87

  

Prefer to see neighbor’s clothes-drying place from my window facing side setback area

 

0.84

  

Windows or balcony facing side setback areas are good for neighborhood intimacy

 

0.58

  

Prefer to see neighbor’s small window from my window facing side setback area

 

0.49

  

Side setback areas are used as storage only

    

Prefer to have terrace/balcony facing side setback area

  

0.90

 

Prefer to have clothes-drying place facing side setback area

  

0.88

 

Prefer to have living/dining room window facing side facade

  

0.73

 

Prefer to have bedroom window facing side setback area

 

0.35

0.49

 

Prefer to have bathroom/toilet window facing side setback area

  

0.46

 

Prefer to have kitchen window facing side setback area

 

0.33

0.46

 

There are decorations on the windows facing side facades

 

0.31

0.34

 

Prefer to see neighbor’s wall from my window facing side setback area

  

0.33

 

Having windows facing side setback areas affect privacy

   

0.56

I try not to be seen when I am behind the window or at the balcony facing side setback areas

   

0.50

Side setback areas are good for storing bicycles etc

   

0.44

If large windows face side setback areas, it will be more observed and clean

  

0.32

0.40

I do not look at neighbors window or terrace when I am in the side setback area

   

0.37

I pay attention to the surroundings when I open or close my window facing side setback area

    

Eigenvalue

4.75

4.03

2.83

1.55

Explained Variances

13.58

11.52

8.08

4.42

Total

37.62

    
  1. Extraction Method: Principal Axis Factoring
  2. Rotation Method: Promax with Kaiser Normalization
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