When looking out of a window, natural views are usually associated with restorative qualities and are given a higher preference than urban scenes. Previous research has shown that gaze behaviour might differ based on the natural or urban content of views. A lower number of fixations has been associated with the aesthetic evaluation of natural scenes while, when looking at an urban environment, a high preference has been correlated with more exploratory gaze behaviours. To characterise gaze correlates of view preference across natural and urban scenes, we collected and analysed experimental data featuring subjective preference ratings, eye-tracking measures, verbal reasoning associated with preference and nature relatedness scores. Consistent with the literature, our results confirm that natural scenes are more preferred than urban views and that gaze behaviours depend on view type and preference. Observing natural scenes was characterised by lower numbers of fixations and saccades, and longer fixation durations, compared to urban views. However, for both view types, most preferred scenes led to more fixations and saccades. Our findings also showed that nature relatedness may be correlated with visual exploration of scenes. Individual preferences and personality attributes, therefore, should be accounted for in studies on view preference and gaze behaviour.

从窗户向外看时，自然景观通常与恢复性品质相关，并且比城市景观更受青睐。先前的研究表明，注视行为可能因景观的自然或城市内容而异。较少的注视与自然场景的审美评价相关，而在观察城市环境时，较高的偏好与更具探索性的凝视行为相关。为了表征自然和城市场景中观看偏好的凝视相关性，我们收集并分析了实验数据，包括主观偏好评级、眼动追踪测量、与偏好和自然相关性分数相关的口头推理。与文献一致，我们的结果证实，自然场景比城市景观更受欢迎，凝视行为取决于景观类型和偏好。与城市景观相比，观察自然场景的特点是注视和眼跳次数较少，注视持续时间较长。然而，对于这两种视图类型，最喜欢的场景会导致更多的注视和扫视。我们的研究结果还表明，自然相关性可能与场景的视觉探索有关。因此，在对观点偏好和凝视行为的研究中应该考虑个人偏好和个性属性。最喜欢的场景导致更多的注视和扫视。我们的研究结果还表明，自然相关性可能与场景的视觉探索有关。因此，在对观点偏好和凝视行为的研究中应该考虑个人偏好和个性属性。最喜欢的场景导致更多的注视和扫视。我们的研究结果还表明，自然相关性可能与场景的视觉探索有关。因此，在对观点偏好和凝视行为的研究中应该考虑个人偏好和个性属性。