Pretty much any normal noise that can be explained away by normal daytime activity.
I would specifically mention a knock on the door, the doorbell, or a phone call, but largely, if I'm not expecting them, those tend to put me on edge anyway, so it would only be worse—well past full-on heebie-jeebies—if it were at 03:00 rather than 15:00.
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