What a breathtaking view! But yes, I think hotels charge for the view because they know that the guests like it and that they will pay for it. I have experienced it in several cities where the rooms on the higher floors with a good view over the city were usually more expensive than the rooms on the lower floors.
probably, no one likes seeing another wall of a building looking out of their hotel window anyway
You must be right about the top floors, we were on the top floor of this one in this city
but when we were in another city, we were on the 1st floor
the view was also majestic but just different