Do we equate height with luxury too easily?

I keep thinking about this every time I see a listing like “premium high floor” in bold. Like okay it’s on the 24th floor, but the flat inside is the same tiles, same kitchen, same balcony size, same everything. Builder just adds that floor-rise charge and suddenly it’s “luxury”. Even buyers start talking like it’s a badge “bro I’m on 31st” as if that automatically means rich.

And honestly sometimes the “view” thing is overrated. Today it’s open, tomorrow another tower pops up right in front and you’re basically paying extra to look into someone else’s living room from a higher angle. Plus in some projects, higher floors feel more windy/dusty, balconies become unusable half the year, and if lifts are slow or one lift is down, you feel it daily. That doesn’t scream luxury to me, it screams annoyance.

Also luxury for me (maybe I’m wrong) is more like the building feels well-run, common areas don’t look tired in 2 years, security is not a joke, water/power backup is sorted, noise is controlled, parking isn’t chaos, and you don’t have that “everything is glossy but nothing works” vibe. Height doesn’t fix any of that. Sometimes a lower floor in a well-made project feels more “premium” than a high floor in a cramped glass tower.

So yeah, do we just equate height with luxury too easily? Or am I missing something and the high floor premium is totally worth it? People who bought high floors did actually feel more “luxury” after living there for a while, or was it just exciting in the beginning?