Thank you for the kind words! ❤ 🙂
Well, in my experience, all lots (aside from the active lot) and most of the Maxis hood deco trees tend to look pixelated from lot view, there’s really nothing to do about that no matter how high the graphics settings are. :
(adding a cut because pictures)
You can see the difference between the house on the left (the active lot I was on) and the one in the background, which is an identical lot but not active. The trees look funky, too. : Some trees translate better in lot view than others – I like using the pine/evergreen trees as opposed to the deciduous ones for that reason.
As for other neighborhood deco, it’s really just trial and error – I’ve downloaded deco buildings from various creators, and some of them have crisper textures in lot view than others (as you can see above). I play around a bit in order to get the best views from various lots. 😉 Also (as you may know if you’ve been following my blog for awhile) I am obsessed with these trees because they look FANTASTIC from lot view. 😀
I’m not sure what the issue with the water could be. It’s been awhile since I’ve played a lot that was near water without being a beach lot. Unless you’re talking about beach lots?
*fires up test hood*
Ah. Eek. Well, there it is – that’s what water looks like from lot view on a non-beach lot in my game. XD Not very pretty, and I also have all the settings on high and a good graphics card. Does yours resemble this?
So unless there’s something we’re both missing, I’m pretty sure those are just the limitations of the game. I hope this helps, I was really just taking a shot in the dark here without reference pictures of the problem to go on. :3 For me, it’s just all about strategic placement of hood deco and playing around with camera angles to get a good shot! 😉
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