My house is in a village where the gardens are really overlooked as they are all down a steep hill. Basically everyone can see everything including from the road. It's a conservation area so not possible to build up walls or anything for any privacy but the trade off is it's a beautiful area and lovely community.
My partner really wants a hot tub. Not to do anything rude in, just to chill in, the kids would enjoy playing in it. He's got a plan to build it so it it hidden under our garden decking with a hidden lid you could lift and get in so it wouldn't be an eyesore.
I think it's inconsiderate to the neighbours because they might feel weird about people in swimwear hanging out in a hot tub right in their line of sight.
He thinks i'm being a grinch because we know ourselves and know we wouldn't be doing anything rude, would always have swimwear on and wouldn't be making noise or anything. And besides (he says) everyone can see everyone in their gardens in the village anyway so what's the problem. In the summer people sunbathe on deckchairs or whatnot in their swimwear and no one cares.
IABU - I am being a grinch and should let my family have the hot tub
YANBU - it's insanity to put in a hot tub in a hugely overlooked space