For most people, there’s something fairly primal about a view. I don’t mean the brick walls of the office over the street, or a sulky grey British cloudscape or the binmen throwing bags about. I’m thinking of the views that get turned into calendars; the big skies you get on those perfect sunny days on the Cornish coast, the happy exhaustion view at the end of a long trek to a Highland summit.

Perhaps it’s not surprising how powerful a fabulous view can be when the 9 to 5 job (unless you’re lucky or enjoy a top floor corner office), involves gazing into computers, working in fluorescent lit warehouses or crammed into cattle-truck trains.

Track all the way back to our deep history and we’re creatures of the plains, wide-ranging hunter gatherers used to wide open spaces and the horizon – if you could build those kinds of view into your daily life wouldn’t that be something worth moving for?

Think about the times when you’ve been outdoors, somewhere new, the horizon opens up for you and suddenly you’re experiencing a vista leagues away from your daily grind. Now imagine that you get to have that every day.

For people looking to emigrate or buy a property overseas, a change of pace, better weather, more carefree life might be the primary driver, but I think there’s something equally simple and powerful in simply being able to change your view.

Here’s a selection of properties with fabulous views I found whilst browsing our Hot Properties section this morning:

Spectacular mountain views from this property in Aquitaine, France

‘Les Matittis’, meaning African Herbs in French, is a 5 bedroom architect design house built over 4 levels near Pau in the Aquitaine region of France. According to the vendor, the house is situated within its own land of approximately 2.5 acres and has large glass windows and doors with "tremendous amounts of light with spectacular views all round".

A Caribbean property perched on the cliffs

One for the lottery winner, this 5 bedroom house on the market with Knight Frank is perched on the cliffs of the small island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and overlooks Little Bay beach, the Atlantic Ocean and Guana Island. This stunning caribbean house is split over 5 pavillion style buildings.

Mountain and Bay views from this property in Turkey

Villa Alicia is privately situated on a olive clad hillside on the South coast of Turkey. According to the vendor, the elevated position allows wonderful views of the surrounding mountains, Mediterranean Sea & Kalkan Bay. If that wasn’t enough there are also balconies to the bedrooms and a garden waterfall feature to enjoy.