I get what you mean Tallg, and I agree for the most part. Cats that have been living outside who are then forced to live inside would have a desire to return to the outdoors, and would find being cooped up indoors intolerable. Cats born and raised indoors sometimes find the outdoors daunting and seem to have some weird feline agoraphobia, and crave the safety and security of their home (in my opinion).

It's similar to birds. Pet birds often hate to be out of their cage, since they feel vulnerable and threatened to be away from their home. Birds that have been raised in cages are, often, much happier to remain in their cages than to be given freedom to fly away.