Oh, lucky you, how great to have the privacy behind you! I guess it would be a matter of how far apart the houses are as to whether or not you can hear a television on a lanai behind you. Where we are the houses are very close, so you hear everything. When our neighbors had their television on in their living room it was enough to drive us off the lanai, it was so loud. Sounds like this is an unusual case though compared to most people's situation.