That’s actually a nifty little trick your brain plays on you to help keep you away from danger. Problem is, some people settings are off and that “feature” becomes a bug.
For when your duce is so gnarly the lingering stench could soffcate a small child, and there is a lineup outside, and you realise your only option to avoid needing to look the next person in the eye and own your shame is suicide.
They mounted a wrong window type. You can get one that doesn’t open fully, from the bottom edge. Usually they are mounted in corpo buildings due to liability issues