3D aspect of movie

For the background cityscape of the first scene, I would like create it in the Maya and play with lighting and rendering.
One of the first scenes in the film begins with a window view of a cityscape. The camera zooms out to reveal the office, which includes a desk with computer monitor and accessories on it, with the cityscape still in the background outside the windows. The scene begins with a daylight cityscape until dusk.

Storyboard sketches:






I would like the cityscape to be stylized so that it does not look photorealistic although the scenery will be very detailed, similar to Japanese anime renderings of buildings.

Inspirations / Style frames: