High School Years: Uncouple "Sneak Out" from Openable Window

@DizzyDee-K 

Since you have have HSY you also have the window that came with it. You find it in Build mode under windows. Note that you must have something to stand on outside the window.

@DizzyDee-K   Hi!  I agree.  The idea that teens can only sneak out through a window designed for that purpose is ridiculous.  Thanks for sharing!

@jpkarlsen  Yes. Indeed, I have the window and have had very little luck sneaking out of it. 

@DizzyDee-K 

Remember what I wrote about something to stand on. If it is not a ground level room it is in you also need the espalier to climb down.

@jpkarlsen Thank you for your suggestions, but it's not that I don't understand how the window works, it's that wish that "sneaking out" were not tied to the window. 

@DizzyDee-K 

It is not possible to sneak out without having the expansion that also includes the special window. It is not possible to add the sneak out function to other windows without having a lot of people complain that their windows have a sneak out interaction but they can not use it. So the window must be exclusive to that expansion. You could argue that they should have added more than one window with that function to the expansion.

@DizzyDee-K I get my teens to sneak out of the door whilst the parents are asleep. It don't know if that counts for sneaking out in Sims 4 like it did in Sims 3, but they are breaking curfew if it's set on the right bulletin board. I have Wants and Fears turned off because mine wasn't working properly.

The window didn't match my houses so that's why I do it this way. It might be easier to have this method count as sneaking out if it already doesn't, rather than have the window be the only acceptable method.

It was a bit more fun in Sims 3 doing this, since the dramatic music would start playing and the teen would be picked up by the cops.

@simsplayer818   Yes!  It would be great if the team would add a "sneak out" option for when the parents are distracted (they've gone to bed, they're watching TV, etc.) instead of only getting the option from the window.

EDIT: Something else I just thought about, regarding something you mentioned, is the fact that we only have one window option that really does not lend itself to multiple styles.  So, adding a few different styles would also be a welcome addition. :-)

@simsplayer818 

I liked how it worked in Sims 3 just sneak out the door and maybe get caught. Very simple. The window is a bit bothersome.