I live or will be in LINDEN taylor villas, not a block home and lanai faces west but on the more north side.......will I have issues with plants heat and winds? Majority of the house is next to another

Lots of good comments and suggestions. You also might want to take a (sunny) day or so and drive around various parts of TV at different times of the day to see for yourself examples of east facing fronts, west facing lanais (and vice versa), factor in the effect of shade
trees, etc., mature landscaping versus new (barren) construction, etc. We wanted an east facing house with west facing back yard and lanai (with no neighbors) and shade trees in the back that lose leaves in winter and provide shade and protection in summer. We were lucky and found what we desired — all of the above and a house with a hip roof. And no “live oaks”, no palms, 3 chinese elms* in a row along the back that provide shade in summer. (*Fairly easy to maintain). Good luck. Pic shows house and roof structures for easy identification.
https://www.lyonsroofing.com/images/...of-diagram.jpg

I would debate the theory that we live too far inland in TV to suffer major wind damage from a hurricane. Sure, the distance from the two coasts would mitigate the winds somewhat but to what degree would depend on a number of factors, including storm size, strength, direction and speed. As for which direction is best for your home to face, I doubt that matters. I once experienced a hurricane that was just offshore and paralleling the coast off Georgia. I had 21 trees in my backyard that fell but was surprised to see they fell toward the house (east). That means the easterly winds as the storm approached did little damage compared to the westerly winds after the storm passed.

Without the availability of a corner lot house that has windows on 3 sides and met our location parameters, our priority became interior illumination by natural light, resulting in our purchase of a house facing west that has the lanai facing east. This orientation gives us great ambient lighting throughout the daylight hours, making it “bright and cheerful” inside the house.

My wife and I have lived in Florida since 1984. We enjoy a south facing lanai. The primary reason is that in the winter, the house blocks the cool/cold north wind and the sun keeps things warmer on that side of the house, so it's pleasant sitting there when the front of the house is cool/cold and blustery.

In the summer, the sun is too high in the sky to make much difference one way or the other, you're shaded either way. You get more rain in the lanai facing south, that's the trade-off. Rain rarely comes from the north here.

There is no advantage one way or another regarding hurricanes as to which way your house faces, in my opinion.

Some people cover their windows with plywood before a hurricane. Maybe their homes are older than 20 years. If you study the temperature charts, you can find out that worldwide the temperatures have been going up for the last 11 years. And 2023 was a record high for Florida and the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean temperatures. Because of this, Florida home insurance is 3 times greater than the US average. After all, Florida is practically an island with warm water all around, thus powerful hurricanes.
.........As far as winds and home orientation, probably the only SURE way to defend against high winds would be a DOME house - but, I don't think they would be allowed in The Villages. Well, you could also plant fast growing hedges to block the winds, but they would be over-matched by a hurricane or tornado.
..........But, The Villages is safer than the coasts.

Yes about the summers. Also, it would be ideal if you had a shade tree on the west or south west part of your property.

Unless you have a pool...ours faces SW..pool heats up quick and maintains comfortable temps all summer and most of fall.

According to SOME roof inspectors wind and pea size hail damaged a lot of roofs. Another thing after someone got free roof it took off like a wild fire. :confused: Funny thing? It was discovered years after hurricane???? :undecided:

What? That’s abnormal windy day in tornado alley;)