Thank you everyone for the replies, I really appreciate the insights. The basil plants are going to go outside. The plants I currently have were repotted from one I got at the store. Unfortunately something liked basil enough to come up to the second story balcony and nibble away half the leaves

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The building next to me is literally no more than 15 feet away, so it definitely affects the lighting. If I were to do a little rearranging I could potentially set up a table of sorts right up at the window and work with that.
Honestly I'm just trying to work with the plants to make a nice atmosphere. The last thing I'm trying to do is have to go with trial and error. I would hate to think I'm doing the right thing only to find I had the lighting incorrect and having to rehabilitate a plant I failed to care for properly.
I'm very thankful to have found this community. I've found a ton of useful information already and everyone seems to be friendly as can be! Thanks again yall and stay safe