For better or worse, I spend a lot of time in Manhattan office buildings, many with fantastic views that deserve to be recorded on a 4x5 negative. What's the best way to shoot through a window? Assuming that the glass is (relatively) clean and distortion-free, and I use a compendium shade jammed right up against the window to block reflections from inside, can I expect good results or is there something else I should be doing? (I already thought about shading my spot meter as well as the camera lens.)

Thanks for any advice!

Jeff