When it comes to urban planning, it is important to consider the opinions of young people, including students, in order to improve the quality of life in urban areas, creating cities that are sustainable, innovative, and tailored to the needs of all citizens. This paper addresses issues related to the daily life experience in Zagreb and the spatial perception of Zagreb through the eyes of geography students who study there. The research was conducted on a sample of 69 geography students from the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. The aim of the study is to examine the initial and current impressions of students about the city, how they spend their free time, their places of comfort and favorite locations in the city, as well as those locations they find unsafe and unpleasant, along with the reasons behind these perceptions, and to assess students' satisfaction with various aspects of the city and overall satisfaction with student life in Zagreb. Using descriptive statistics, the study answers the posed questions and draws conclusions. The results showed that students' initial negative impressions of Zagreb have mostly changed, that most students spend their free time in similar ways, that there is a differentiation of the city's spaces into places of comfort and discomfort, and that students are generally satisfied with student life in Zagreb, although there is still much room for improvement and enhancement of the quality of life for young people, as well as for all residents in general.