Lots of people live closer than I do. We purposely chose to be a little further out so we didn't have the congestion that comes with being close. It was worth driving the extra ten minutes.
Being up in the hills I do have a nice view though. Although it's about 20 miles driving to the property, it's only about 12 as the crow flies to the MK. It's hazy out right now, so I have no view, but normally I can see the Epcot ball, the Contemporary, Space Mountain, the Dolphin, the ToT with no problem on the horizon. You can clearly make out the shapes of the structures, and I can see the fireworks from the parks at night. I hear the boom, boom at quarter past the hour (although the hour varies) from Wishes every night. The time tells me if it's thunder or fireworks LOL! On a crystal clear day I can even make out the difference in colors between the Tree of Life and the other foliage at the AK, but I can't see the Tree itself if that makes sense. Just pick out the more vivid hue to locate it.
The view was one of the reasons we bought this lot.
Anne