How to use a different HDRI for lighting and background when using windows

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Hi,
I am trying to use a different HDRI for the background to the HDRI I am using for lighting.
Even although I am using the same HDRI for both, I want the actual lighting to be stronger than what I see out the windows.

I’ve followed some tutorials but when there are windows, things get more complicated. It works when I am outside but as I look through the window, the original HDRI is shown.

Thank you so much for your help,
Caleb

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Yeah its no cameraray anymore, you could

  • Revert the Worldsetup to default with just one EnvTex
  • Add a large sphere with a shader where you add your second environment texture and lead it directly into the materialoutput.
  • Change the SphereObjects RayVisibibility to Camera only.
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gdg
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fsa
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I don’t know exactly what you want.
The Multiple nodes can mix what is visible on the glass.

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Thank you.

All my views are looking out the window but for some reason it always takes the light source to show when looking out the window, not the HDRI I am using for the background image.

I will test out your node setup,
Thank you

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It worked!
Thank you so much