One of the big reasons we bought on a cul de sac with only 5 or 6 homes on it was for privacy. we have no rear neighbors and our homes are a nice distance apart. With a pool, we knew we would need some privacy. After all, we are not spring chickens touting our bikini bodies any longer! Actually, we wanted to spare our neighbors from having to see our chicken legs and sagging skin up close!
Seriously, this worked for us and hope you can come up with ways to protect your privacy too!